Singapore:
PDPC Assesses S$25,000 Penalty For Breach Of Protection Obligation
05 December 2016
by
Daniel J. McLoon
,
Mauricio Paez
,
Kevin Lyles
,
Todd McClelland
,
Jeff Rabkin
,
Adam Salter
,
Michiru Takahashi
,
Undine Von Diemar
,
Olivier Haas
,
Jörg Hladjk
,
Richard Johnson
,
Anand Varadarajan
,
Nicole Perry
and
Alexa Sendukas
Jones Day
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On September 21, Singapore's Personal Data Protection
Commission ("PDPC") found that Toh-Shi Printing Singapore failed
to implement proper and adequate procedural checks while processing
personal data for Aviva Ltd., resulting in the unauthorized
disclosure of personal data of more than 8,000 Aviva policyholders.
The Commission imposed a financial penalty of S$25,000 for
violating the Personal Data Protection Act of 2012.
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