protection

Singapore Government data incidents rise 44 per cent

CIO Tech Team

Trends in number of government data incidents reported. The Smart Nation and Digital Government Office (SNDGO) has published the second update on the Government’s personal data protection efforts. This annual update is a key recommendation made by the Public Sector Data Security Review Committee (PSDSRC) in November 2019, to enhance…

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Singapore Government amends Personal Data Protection Act

Lilia Guan

First review of the PDPA since enactment in 2012. Proposed amendments to the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) to address Singapore’s evolving digital economy needs, and related amendments to the Spam Control Act (SCA), were passed in Parliament in the first week of November 2020. This is the first comprehensive…

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