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Opened consultation on data breach notification regulation

On 23 August 2024, the Malaysian Department of Personal Data Protection opened a public consultation on Paper No. 1/2024 in relation to amendments to the Personal Data Protection Act until 6 September 2024. In particular, the consultation focuses in…

Scope

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

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2024-08-23
in consultation

On 23 August 2024, the Malaysian Department of Personal Data Protection opened a public consultatio…

2024-09-06
processing consultation

On 6 September 2024, the Malaysian Department of Personal Data Protection closed its public consult…

2025-05-21
adopted

On 21 May 2025, the Malaysian Personal Data Protection Commissioner adopted the circular on persona…

2025-06-01
in force

On 1 June 2025, the Personal Data Protection Commissioner’s circular on personal data breach notifi…