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The Personal Data Protection Act 2012 ("PDPA") sets out the law on data protection in Singapore. The PDPA regulates the processing of personal data in the private sector. The PDPA regulates the processing of personal data in the private sector.
The right of access, also referred to as right to access and (data) subject access, is one of the most fundamental rights in data protection laws around the world. For instance, the United States, Singapore, Brazil, and countries in Europe have all developed laws that regulate access to personal data as privacy protection.
Freedom of information laws allow access by the general public to data held by national governments and, where applicable, by state and local governments. The emergence of freedom of information legislation was a response to increasing dissatisfaction with the secrecy surrounding government policy development and decision making. [1]
It replaced the Data Protection Act 1984 (c 35). The 2016 General Data Protection Regulation supersedes previous Protection Acts. The Data Protection Act 2018 (c 12) updates data protection laws in the UK. It is a national law which complements the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Bartholomew, G[eoffrey] W[ilson]; Srinivasagam, Elizabeth; Netto, Pascal Baylon (1987), Sesquicentennial Chronological Tables of the Written Laws of the Republic of Singapore 1834-1984, Singapore: Malaya Law Review, Malayan Law Journal, ISBN 9971-70-053-0
The Law on Regulation of Transmission of Specified Electronic Mail April 2002 [5] Malaysia: Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 [23] Malta: Data Protection Act (CAP 440) § 10 [24] [25] Mexico: None [13] Netherlands: Dutch Telecommunications Act: Art. 11.7 [5] [26] New Zealand: Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007: All: 5 September 2007 ...
When the Singapore constitution was written, it did not include a right to privacy and the subsequent data protection act does not protect citizens from government-sanctioned surveillance. [37] The government does not need prior judicial authorisation to conduct any surveillance interception, and documents that restrict what officials can do ...
The regulation does not purport to apply to the processing of personal data for national security activities or law enforcement of the EU; however, industry groups concerned about facing a potential conflict of laws have questioned whether Article 48 could be invoked to seek to prevent a data controller subject to a third country's laws from ...