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Personal Data Protection Department opened consultation on data protection by design guideline

On 20 March 2025, the Personal Data Protection Department opened a public consultation on data protection by design guidelines to support compliance with Malaysia’s Personal Data Protection Act (Act 709), until 19 May 2025. The guidelines promote a …

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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2025-03-20
in consultation

On 20 March 2025, the Personal Data Protection Department opened a public consultation on data prot…

2025-05-19
processing consultation

On 19 May 2025, the Personal Data Protection Department closes its consultation on data protection …

2026-04-30
adopted

On 30 April 2026, the Department of Personal Data Protection issued the data protection by design g…