On 16 July 2024, the Malaysian Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives of the Malaysian Parliament) passed the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill 2024 (the PDP Bill). The PDP Bill, which had been under review by the Malaysian Government for
Singapore releases New Guidelines on the Use of Personal Data in AI Systems
On 1 March 2024, Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) issued the Advisory Guidelines on the Use of Personal Data in AI Recommendation and Decision Systems (AI Advisory Guidelines). These AI Advisory Guidelines followed a public
ASEAN releases Joint Guide to ASEAN Model Contractual Clauses and EU Standard Contractual Clauses and AI Governance Guide
On 1 and 2 February 2024, at the fourth 4th ASEAN Digital Ministers Meeting (ADGMIN) in Singapore, ASEAN[1] unveiled:
- the updated Joint Guide to ASEAN Model Contractual Clauses and EU Standard Contractual Clauses (Joint MCC
Significant amendments to the Singapore Cyber Security Act set to have implications for the cybersecurity landscape
On 15 December 2023, the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) released the draft Cybersecurity (Amendment) Bill (Draft Bill), which seeks to amend the Cyber Security Act 2018 (CS Act), for public consultation. The
Singapore proposes Governance Framework for Generative AI
On 16 January 2024, Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), in collaboration with the AI Verify Foundation, announced a public consultation on its draft Model AI Governance Framework for Generative AI (Draft GenAI Governance Framework), showing
Singapore Releases Proposed Advisory Guidelines on Use of Personal Data in AI Recommendation and Decision Systems
On 18 July 2023, Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) issued its Proposed Advisory Guidelines on Use of Personal Data In AI Recommendation and Decision Systems (the Proposed AI Advisory Guidelines) for public consultation.
The Proposed AI
European Commission and ASEAN releases Guide to ASEAN Model Contractual Clauses and EU Standard Contractual Clauses
Introduction
To enable international businesses to comply with cross-border personal data transfers and the relevant laws across the European Union (EU) and South-East Asia, on 24 May 2023 the European Commission and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Relying on the Legitimate Interests Exception under the Personal Data Protection Act 2012
In a recent decision (the Decision),[1] the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) considered for the first time a company’s reliance on the Legitimate Interests Exception (as defined below) under the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (
A Look Back On Five Key Developments in Cybersecurity and Data Protection in Southeast Asia in 2022
With the year 2022 firmly in the rear view, and as we look to start the new year in 2023, Norton Rose Fulbright’s Regulatory Compliance and Investigations team looks back and rounds up the five key cyber and data protection
Essential guidance for employers on COVID-19 measures at the workplace from 26 April 2022
As Singapore takes its next step towards living with COVID-19, the Ministry of Manpower (“MOM”), the Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) and the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) (collectively, the “Tripartite Partners”) have issued a revised