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Govt proposes amending PDPA to better safeguard personal data
Putrajaya has proposed an amendment to the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA or Act 709) requiring commercial data users to appoint a data protection officer.
In a parliamentary reply, Communications and Multimedia Minister Annuar Musa said the amendment of Act 709 has been submitted to the Attorney General's Chambers.
He said the ministry is also mulling introducing a rule to require...
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