Malaysia: Guidelines Issued on Data Breach Notification and Data Protection Officer Appointment

Following Malaysia’s introduction of data breach notification and data protection officer (“DPO”) appointment requirements in last year’s significant amendments to the Personal Data Protection Act (“PDPA”) (click here for our summary), the Personal Data Protection Commissioner of Malaysia (“Commissioner”) recently released guidelines that flesh out such requirements, titled the Guideline on Data Breach Notification (“DBN Guideline”) and the Guideline on Appointment of Data Protection Officer…
By: DLA Piper