On July 27, the PDPC began seeking public comments on managing personal data in the digital economy. Specifically, the consultation paper asks for the public's comment on "proposed Notification of Purpose and Legal or Business Purpose approaches as parallel bases for collecting, using and disclosing personal data, and the proposed mandatory data breach notification regime under the PDPA." The comment period closes on September 21.

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