• Walter Silvester
  • PDPA
  • January 22, 2020

Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA): When is the collection of NRICs allowed?

Overview

In recent years, the Protection Data Protection Act 2012 (“PDPA”) of Singapore has been a trending topic for discussion, especially due to the trend of storing valuable personal data virtually online instead of in physical storage. The PDPA is crucial as it protects the personal data for individuals while recognising the need for organisations to “collect, use and disclose” personal data for reasonable purposes.1 To achieve that, the PDPA sets out guidelines and obligations that we will be discussing in another series of articles.

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  • Walter Silvester
  • PDPA
  • January 22, 2020

Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA): 5 Other Data Protection Obligations under the PDPA, Part II

Overview

This is the last articles in this series which looked at the main data protection obligations set out by the Personal Data Protection Act (“PDPA”). 1 These obligations were termed the Main Data Protection Obligations by the Personal Data Protection Commission and the purpose of it is to allow for individuals or organisations to better understand the obligations and guidelines that they have to adhere to in order to comply with the requirements set out by the PDPA. In this article, we will discuss the last two main data protection obligations; the Transfer Limitation Obligation and the Openness Obligation.

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  • Walter Silvester
  • PDPA
  • January 22, 2020

Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA): 5 Other Data Protection Obligations under the PDPA, Part I

Overview

This article is a follow-up to the previous articles which highlighted in particular the first five main data protection obligations set out by the Personal Data Protection Act (“PDPA”). 1 These obligations were termed the Main Data Protection Obligations by the Personal Data Protection Commission and the purpose of it is to allow for individuals or organisations to better understand the obligations and guidelines that they have to adhere to in order to comply with the requirements set out by the PDPA.

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  • Walter Silvester
  • PDPA
  • January 21, 2020

Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA): Introduction to PDPA

In recent years, the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (“PDPA”) of Singapore has been a trending topic for discussion, especially due to the trend of storing valuable personal data online. The PDPA is crucial as it protects the personal data for individuals while recognising the need for organisations to “collect, use and disclose” personal data for reasonable purposes.

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