Compliance Node Overview
Cambodia has not yet enacted a comprehensive personal data protection law and is one of the last ASEAN states without one. Personal data protection currently rests on the constitutional protection of privacy, on sectoral instruments - notably Sub-Decree No. 252 (2021) on the Management, Use and Protection of Personal Identification Data, administered by the Ministry of Interior - and on the draft Law on Personal Data Protection led by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (MPTC), which has been under public consultation since 2023. Together with ASEAN data-protection principles, these form the operative basis for personal data handling in Cambodia. The workflow below sets out aligned good-practice controls (notification, consent, sensitive-data safeguards, breach response, and cross-border transfer assessment) consistent with Sub-Decree No. 252, the draft law, and ASEAN principles pending comprehensive legislation.
Pillar: Cybersecurity · Authority: Ministry of Interior (Sub-Decree No. 252 of 2021 on personal identification data) and Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (draft Law on Personal Data Protection), Cambodia · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://data.opendevelopmentcambodia.net/laws_record/draft-law-on-personal-data-protection
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Primary Citations — 7 traced to source
- Cambodia draft Law on Personal Data Protection (Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications) and Sub-Decree No. 252 (2021) on the Management, Use and Protection of Personal Identification Data (Ministry of Interior) - scope: personal data processing by government and private entities; personal data definition; processing principles: lawfulness, purpose limitation, proportionality, accuracy, security, confidentiality; sensitive personal data: health, ethnic origin, religion, financial information, biometric; data subject rights: access, correction, deletion; consent requirement; breach notification; cross-border transfer restrictions; administrative and criminal penalties
- Ministry of Interior of Cambodia - Krasouang Moha Phteah - competent authority designated under the Cambodian draft PDP Law and Sub-Decree No. 252 (2021); mandate covers oversight and enforcement of personal data protection standards; receives breach notifications; investigates complaints; issues administrative sanctions; may refer criminal violations for prosecution; moi.gov.kh is the official Ministry of Interior portal
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