Progress

Current status
adopted
30 Apr 2026 adopted
19 May 2025 processing consultation
20 Mar 2025 in consultation

Scope

Implementers
Malaysia
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

30 Apr 2026
adopted

Department of Personal Data Protection released Personal Data Protection Guideline on Automated Decision-Making and Profiling (ADMP)

On 30 April 2026, the Malaysian Department of Personal Data Protection (JPDP) released Version 1.0 of the Personal Data Protection Guideline on Automated Decision-Making and Profiling (ADMP), issued by the Personal Data Protection Commissioner under…

Source
Event type outline
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority
19 May 2025
processing consultation

Personal Data Protection Department closes consultation on automated decision-making and profiling guideline

On 19 May 2025, the Data Protection Authority closes its consultation on the automated decision-making and profiling guidelines under Malaysia’s Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (Act 709). The guidelines aim to provide clarity on the use of artific…

Source
Event type outline
Action type consultation closed
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority
20 Mar 2025
in consultation

Personal Data Protection Department opened consultation on automated decision-making and profiling guideline

On 20 March 2025, the Personal Data Protection Department opened a public consultation on the automated decision-making and profiling guidelines under Malaysia’s Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (Act 709), until 19 May 2025. The guidelines aim to p…

Source
Event type outline
Action type consultation opened
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority