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The PDPA establishes the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) as the regulatory authority governing data protection in Singapore. The PDPC enforces the PDPA and publishes advisory guidelines on the interpretation of the PDPA. [7] To date, the PDPC has enforced the PDPA against a number of organisations.
The PDPA establishes a data protection law that comprises various rules governing the collection, use, disclosure and care of personal data. Access to personal data is laid out as part of Part IV, chapter 21 which states that on request of an individual, an organization shall, as soon as reasonably possible, provide the individual with: [ 9 ]
In January 2013, Singapore's Personal Data Protection Act 2012 came into effect in three separate but related phases. [citation needed] The phases continued through July 2014 and dealt with the creation of the Personal Data Protection Commission, the national Do Not Call Registry, and general data protection Rules.
PDPA can refer to: People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan – a communist party; Personal Data Protection Act 2012 – a Singapore law governing the use and protection of personal data; Professional Dart Players Association – a trade association for darts players
In compliance with the PDPA, the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) as the enforcement body (similar to the PCPD). It governs the collection, use, disclosure and care of personal data in Singapore (Chesterman, 2012). [12] The main differences lie in their enforcement.
Singapore’s newly enacted Payment Services Act brings so-called Digital Payment Token (DPT) services under current anti-money laundering (AML) and counterterrorist-financing (CTF) rules.
The data protection reform package also includes a separate Data Protection Directive for the police and criminal justice sector that provides rules on personal data exchanges at State level, Union level, and international levels. [8] A single set of rules applies to all EU member states.
Singapore's resident population is 74% Chinese, 13.6% Malay, and 9% Indian, with 3.3% is classified as others. Last year, Singapore designated businessman Chan Man Ping Philip as a "politically ...