As part of Singapore’s move towards living with COVID-19 as an endemic disease, the country has been making efforts to re-open its economy. In order to facilitate the safe re-opening of the economy, the Ministry of Manpower (“MOM”)
Jessica Paulin (SG)
Singapore tables changes to the Personal Data Protection Act in Parliament
Following the Singapore Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) and the Personal Data Protection Commission of Singapore (PDPC) public consultation in May this year (Public Consultation), the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill (Bill) was introduced and had its first reading…
Singapore’s Public Consultation on proposed changes to the Singapore Personal Data Protection Act
On 14 May 2020, the Singapore Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) and the Personal Data Protection Commission of Singapore (PDPC) announced a public consultation (the Public Consultation) on the draft Personal Data Protection (Amendment)…
Singapore Updates Its Model Artificial Intelligence Governance Framework
On 21 January 2020 at a meeting at the World Economic Forum, the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) and Infocommunications Media Development Authority (IMDA) released the second edition of its Model Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) Governance Framework (“Model Framework”).
Singapore’s new Cybersecurity Act comes into force: Here’s what you need to know
The much discussed Cybersecurity Act 2018 (Act. 9 of 2018) (the Act), which was passed by the Singapore Parliament on 5 February 2018, came into force on 31 August 2018 [1]. The new law creates a regulatory framework for the monitoring and reporting of cybersecurity threats to essential services in Singapore through the appointment of the Commissioner of Cybersecurity. It also creates a licensing regime that will require certain data security service providers in Singapore to be registered.
Singapore PDPC responds to feedback on public consultation on approaches to managing personal data
On 1 February 2018, Singapore Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) released its response to feedback on its public consultation on approaches to managing personal data in the digital economy, which took place in Q3 2017 (the Public Consultation). The purpose of the Public Consultation, was to seek public feedback on proposed changes to Singapore’s data protection regime, the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA). The key proposed changes to the PDPA include the relaxation of the consent requirement to collect, use and disclose personal data in Singapore and the introduction of a mandatory data breach notification regime.
We set out below a summary of the key points that you should know about the public feedback and PDPC’s response.
Singapore passes new Cybersecurity Bill: Here’s what you need to know before it comes into force
The Singapore Parliament passed the much discussed Cybersecurity Bill (the Bill) on 5 February 2018 and it is anticipated that the new law will come into force soon.…