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Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (Act 709)

The Malaysia Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA) governs the processing of personal data in commercial transactions, requiring organizations ('data…

What Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (Act 709) requires

The Malaysia Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA) governs the processing of personal data in commercial transactions, requiring organizations ('data users') to comply with seven core Data Protection Principles. The Act mandates explicit consent for processing sensitive personal data (Section 40) and restricts the transfer of personal data to countries outside a government-whitelisted list unless specific conditions are met (Section 129).

Pillar: Data Protection & Privacy · Authority: Parliament of Malaysia / Personal Data Protection Commissioner (PDPD) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:

Primary source: https://www.pdp.gov.my/jpdpv2/assets/2019/09/Personal_Data_Protection_Act_2010.pdf

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Primary Citations — 6 traced to source

  • Personal Data Protection Act 2010, Section 5 - Personal Data Protection Principles
  • Personal Data Protection Act 2010, Section 6 - Consent

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