The Personal Data Protection Act 2012 is Singapore's principal data protection law, governing the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data by organizations operating in the country. It establishes obligations such as obtaining consent before collecting personal data, allowing individuals to access and correct their data, and implementing reasonable security arrangements, and it is administered by the Personal Data Protection Commission. The Act was substantially amended in 2020 to introduce mandatory data breach notification requirements and higher financial penalties for noncompliance.
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EraSourced to the subject's own account Promulgated BySourced to the subject's own accountParliament of Singapore. 1 Jurisdiction ScopeSourced to the subject's own accountSingapore; regulates the private sector. 1 Regulatory DomainSourced to the subject's own accountProcessing of personal data. 1 Classification
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Era (category)Sourced to the subject's own account21st Century (2000-Present) 1 Connections
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both enacted 2012 as part of the same wave of comprehensive Southeast Asian data protection legislation
Pattern match: every other omnibus national/regional data protection statute already linked in this atlas carries associated-with to GDPR. Singapore PDPA is the same class of comprehensive data protection law and was missing the link.
Both are Asian national personal data protection acts.
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Singapore data protection statute, within Singapore common law system.
Source Major Legal Systems in the World TodayRene David and John E.C. Brierley
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1. Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (Singapore) (Wikipedia)
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The Personal Data Protection Act 2012 ("PDPA") sets out the law on data protection in Singapore. The PDPA regulates the processing of personal data in the private sector.
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The Personal Data Protection Act 2012 ("PDPA") sets out the law on data protection in Singapore. The PDPA regulates the processing of personal data in the private sector.
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The Personal Data Protection Act 2012 ("PDPA") sets out the law on data protection in Singapore. The PDPA regulates the processing of personal data in the private sector.
Lead paragraph (regulatory-domain)
The Personal Data Protection Act 2012 ("PDPA") sets out the law on data protection in Singapore. The PDPA regulates the processing of personal data in the private sector.
Lead: sets out the law on data protection in S
The Personal Data Protection Act 2012 ("PDPA") sets out the law on data protection in Singapore.
In Group: Data Protection Law of Asia, Africa and the Americas Outside the United States, Introduction, sentence 1
The Personal Data Protection Act 2012 ("PDPA") sets out the law on data protection in Singapore.
View the Source Major Legal Systems in the World Today
Rene David and John E.C. Brierley, Stevens and Sons, 1985In Legal System: Law of Singapore
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