Malaysia: General Code of Practice of Personal Data Protection
Progress
Current status
adopted
15 Dec 2022 adopted
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
Adopted General Code of Practice of Personal Data Protection establishing new legal requirements for data processors
On 15 December 2022, the Malaysian Personal Data Protection Commissioner adopted the General Code of Practice (CoP) of Personal Data Protection, which established new legal requirements for data processors under the Personal Data Protection Act 2010…
SourceEvent type
order
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority