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Adopted Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) including personal information protection in electronic commerce

On 15 October 2012, the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) including personal information protection in electronic commerce was adopted by the Parliament of Singapore. The adoption and implementation of a legal framework that provides for the prote…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2012-10-15
under deliberation

On 15 October 2012, the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) including personal information protecti…

2012-11-20
adopted

On 20 November 2012, the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) including personal information protect…

2014-07-02
in force

On 2 July 2014, the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), which includes personal information protec…