PADU and the PDPA - Are we asking the wrong questions‪?‬ Lex Novus

This episode is an opinion piece on why amending the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 may not be the best solution to deal with privacy and data protection concerns in the implementation of Malaysia's Centralized Database Hub (PADU).

#digitization #transparency #dataprotection #PADU #PDPA #lexnovus

Further reading and references:


“Stop Thinking About Consent: It Isn’t Possible and It Isn’t Right” - Harvard Business Review 2018 - https://hbr.org/2018/09/stop-thinking-about-consent-it-isnt-possible-and-it-isnt-right


Press Release | Transparency and Protection of Privacy Crucial for Personal Data Collected through the MySejahtera Application -
https://www.malaysianbar.org.my/article/about-us/president-s-corner/pressstatements/press-release-transparency-and-protection-of-privacy-crucial-for-personal-data-collected-through-the-mysejahtera-application


Australian Privacy Principles quick reference -
https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/australian-privacy-principles/australian-privacy-principles-quick-reference

Enactment of Freedom of Information Act -
https://www.pmo.gov.my/2023/09/enactment-of-freedom-of-information-act-approved-in-principle-pm-anwar/



National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)’s - Guide to Protecting the Confidentiality of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) (Draft) - chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GOVPUB-C13-PURL-LPS114014/pdf/GOVPUB-C13-PURL-LPS114014.pdf

UN’s Office of the High Commissioner Guidance Note on a Human Rights-Based Approach to Data in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development -
chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Issues/HRIndicators/GuidanceNoteonApproachtoData.pdf