Tag archives: Singapore

Relying on the Legitimate Interests Exception under the Personal Data Protection Act 2012

By Wilson Ang, Jeremy Lua (SG) and Terence De Silva on March 28, 2023 Posted in General

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 (PDPA) when the consent procured is invalid. The General Legitimate Interests Exception The general Legitimate Interests Exception was introduced to … Continue reading

Singapore’s Public Consultation on proposed changes to the Singapore Personal Data Protection Act

By Wilson Ang, Stella Cramer (SG), Jessica Paulin (SG) and Jeremy Lua (SG) on May 21, 2020 Posted in General

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) Bill (the Draft Bill) and related amendments to the Spam Control Act (SCA). The Public Consultation will take place from … Continue reading

Singapore passes new Cybersecurity Bill: Here’s what you need to know before it comes into force

By Stella Cramer (SG), Wilson Ang, David Olds (SG), Jessica Paulin (SG) and Jeremy Lua (SG) on February 14, 2018 Posted in Cybercrime, Data breach, General

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.… Continue reading

Singapore – Comprehensive Cyber Bill Published For Consultation

By Stella Cramer (SG), Wilson Ang and Jeremy Lua (SG) on July 15, 2017 Posted in Compliance and risk management, Regulatory response

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Overview: On 10 July 2017, the Singapore Government unveiled its draft Cybersecurity Bill (the Bill) and announced a public consultation to seek views and comments from the industry and members of public. The public consultation runs from 10 July to 3 August 2017.This Bill comes on the back of various moves by the Singapore Government … Continue reading

Schrems: the global impact – how the ECJ ruling is affecting countries outside the EU and US

By Jim Lennon (AU) on November 2, 2015 Posted in General

A number of jurisdictions around the world follow the lead from Europe in relation to data protection and impose similar restrictions on the export of personal data unless there is an “adequate level” of protection offered in the recipient jurisdiction. The EU Commission’s “US Safe Harbor” decision had permitted the transfer of personal data between … Continue reading