Malaysia: Department of Personal Data Protection's notification requiring registration of data users under the Personal Data Protection Act 2010
Progress
Current status
adopted
28 Jul 2025 adopted
Scope
Implementers
Malaysia
Policy Area
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Business registration requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Department of Personal Data Protection issued notification requiring registration of data users under the Personal Data Protection Act 2010
On 28 July 2025, the Department of Personal Data Protection of Malaysia issued a notice urging companies and organisations that process personal data in commercial transactions to register as data users under the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 [A…
SourceEvent type
order
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority