by Donovan & Ho | Jun 6, 2017 | Personal Data Protection
In early May 2017, a company in the educational industry was charged under the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (“PDPA”) for processing the personal data of former employees without a certificate of registration. If convicted, the maximum penalty is a...
by Donovan & Ho | Sep 9, 2016 | Employment Law, Personal Data Protection
Donovan shares his views on privacy in the workplace with Focus Week in their September 10 – 16 edition. He also talks about whether companies should use social media screening on potential hires: “Many companies now conduct social media checks when...
by Donovan & Ho | Jul 18, 2016 | Consumer Protection, Dispute Resolution, Personal Data Protection
Updated: Pokemon Go is now live in Malaysia effective 7 August 2016. The rest of this article is current as of the date of posting. Pokémon Go is the most downloaded mobile game in US history. Although it’s not available in Malaysia yet, this hasn’t stopped it from...
by Donovan & Ho | May 26, 2016 | Personal Data Protection
Our associate Jane Tan contributed an article to Data Guidance’s “Data Protection Law & Policy” journal. She explores the effect of the new Personal Data (Compounding of Offences) Regulations 2016 which came into force on 15 March 2016....
by Donovan & Ho | May 22, 2016 | Corporate, Personal Data Protection
We have recently completed a Personal Data & Privacy Act (“PDPA”) compliance exercise for a local SME client which owns several car service centres across Malaysia. After a short introductory discussion, Management recognised the business and reputational value in...
by Donovan & Ho | Apr 26, 2016 | Personal Data Protection
Our partner Donovan was quoted in “Privacy This Week” by Data Guidance, where he shared his views on the Personal Data Protection (Compounding of Offences) Regulations 2016: “The option to compound offences would most likely be welcomed by...
