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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…

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

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2025-03-20
in consultation

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

2025-05-19
processing consultation

On 19 May 2025, the Data Protection Authority closes its consultation on the automated decision-mak…

2026-04-30
adopted

On 30 April 2026, the Malaysian Department of Personal Data Protection (JPDP) released Version 1.0 …