Stricter PDPA NRIC guidelines for organisations: What you should know Whether we like it or not, we are being watched as prey, and this has never changed since the dawn of the internet. With the sophistication of methodologies that bad actors use to try and pry our private lives and information, a much more robust policy is needed to compensate…

DPIA example: Understanding the 6 phases of its life cycle The Data Protection Provisions of the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) include 11 major obligations that organisations must follow while collecting, using, or disclosing personal data. In order to meet these obligations, organisations must design and execute policies and practises essential for the organisation to comply with the PDPA. …

What can happen when you breach the protection obligation? Every organisation has this obligation under the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) to provide security measures to ensure that the personal data that it collects, uses, or discloses are protected. This is the Protection Obligation of the PDPA. Under Section 24 of the said Act, organisations must ensure that there…

With the passing of the global pandemic, we saw many businesses go digital to rapidly adapt to the landscape. This abrupt but necessary move exposed many organisations — even those in Singapore — to the rise of cyber attacks and crimes. …

In today’s internet and connectivity, there’s a certain challenge for users to stay protected from bad actors who are lurking and waiting for any individual to fall onto their web. With online privacy evolving as we speak, and with bad actors getting sophisticated with their tactics, online privacy should not…

Trackers are following Singaporeans online: They are the 2nd highest number per site! With the passing of the global pandemic that hit every country known, businesses were forced to go digital in fear of collapsing before their eyes like others which sadly did. …

Data collection methods: How to do these right The use and disclosure of personal data have been the practice of organisations, big or small. But before they can do such, they must collect it from customers and clients who are willing to provide their confidential information in exchange for services offered by the organisation. Historically, the protection of…

Breach of PDPA Singapore: 5 Things Your Organisation Should Know With the rise of bad actors lurking and sniffing around, looking for their next victim, organisations in Singapore are taking extra precautions by setting out additional safeguards and protocols to ensure that there will be no instance of a data breach that occurs. Curious why? It’s because of the Personal…

Organisations of all sizes practise the use and disclosure of personal data. Of course, it comes with the condition that they must only collect it from individuals who are willing to provide their confidential information in exchange for services offered by that organisation. Needless to say, the protection of personal…