Govt looking at PDPA amendments to beef up security, prevent data leakages

The Communications and Digital Ministry is looking into amending the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA) in order to strengthen security and prevent data leakages.

Its minister Fahmi Fadzil (above) said the amendments will aim not only to strengthen personal data protection but also to ensure all organisations handling private data will be responsible for protecting their users’ information.

“For commercial transactions...