Latham & Watkins LLP (JD Supra Malaysia)

With the Malaysian Personal Data Protection Act 2013 (“PDPA”) having come into force on 15 November 2013, Jillian Chia, Senior Associate at Skrine, provides an overview of the salient provisions in the Regulations and Orders. She notes that that there is a grace period for compliance with the PDPA. where a data user has collected personal data before 15th November 2013.