Research

The objectives were to identify the most common potential data breaches in organisations in Singapore and Malaysia that could contravene the Personal Data Protection Act and to discover the extent of breaches in protecting personal data in paper documents. It was conducted between Aug 2013 – Sep 2014.

The first survey in Singapore covering mobile applications to assess data protection/privacy practices for mobile apps, conducted from August – September 2015. The survey is benchmarked against a similar survey done by the Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN).

A survey to determine if the job market is hiring data protection roles or if job positions have started incorporating data protection expertise as part of the job criteria. It is also to track any change to the number and hiring positions since the Personal Data Protection Commission started enforcements in April 2016.

A research conducted by scanning and coding Singapore PDPC commissioner’s decision on the enforcement cases against the legislation. Period: CY 2016-2019

A survey conducted by Singapore PDPC from March and May 2019 to understand the public perception towards the PDPA. 1,501 individuals aged 15 and above were surveyed.

A survey conducted by Singapore PDPC from March and May 2019 among 1,500 organisations across all industry sectors.

These are not normal times that we live in and governments around the region are looking to obtain information to help in contact tracing. Data privacy guidelines and measures being relating to the COVID-19 are becoming an issue during this global pandemic. This is the presentation on the latest development from DPEX network privacy experts in Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand.

As part of the Webinar discussion on how guidelines and practices from COVID-19 impact data and privacy protection, a review was done on the contact tracing app, TraceTogether. The report presents its analysis. 

As governments in ASEAN relax lockdown restrictions, Covid-19 contract-tracing smartphone apps are being introduced to help limit the spread of the coronavirus. Read more 

A webinar to describe the new upcoming Thai PDPA

The Data Protection Excellence (DPEX) Centre, the learning and research arm of Straits Interactive recently released findings of the first comprehensive data protection officer (DPO) survey in Singapore. 

The objective of the survey was to understand the issues and challenges faced by the data protection profession in Singapore. The study, which had close to 250 responses, was targeted specifically at only data protection professionals who had undergone training or obtained certifications in data protection, such as the IAPP certifications.

The Data Protection Excellence (DPEX) Centre, the learning and research arm of Straits Interactive has released findings of the annual Singapore Data Protection Job Demand Research on 8 Jan 2021. The numbers are surprising, despite the world battling COVID-19.

This research aims to determine if the job market is hiring data protection roles or if job positions have started incorporating data protection expertise as part of the job criteria. It is also to track any change to the number and hiring positions since the Personal Data Protection Commission started enforcements in April 2016.

On 26 January 2021, the Data Protection Excellence (DPEX) Centre, the learning and research arm of Straits Interactive, held a regional webinar and released its 2021 Data Protection Trends Report for ASEAN taking into account the impact of COVID-19 and digitalisation.

EVENT: Persidangan Pengguna Data – 11th Januari @ The Hatten, Malacca.  Tujuan persidangan ini diadakan adalah untuk berkongsi kaedah perlaksanaan dan pematuhan dengan golongan pengguna data mengenai Akta Perlindungan Data Pribadi.

Despite the pandemic, GDPR enforcement cases have been steadily on the rise. What can we learn from them - what could have been avoided and what should these companies have done to minimise their fine?

WhatsApp’s Privacy Policy: Truths vs Myths. Read on to find out what set off the controversy surrounding WhatsApp and its change in privacy policy!