11 data protection obligations

Get familiar with these 11 data protection obligations under the PDPA! With the recent changes to the PDPA, we as consumers are now enjoying more convenience and protection over our personal data. But how? With accountability at the core of it, the updated PDPA requires organisations to be responsible for personal data

The PDPC Survival Guide

When pursuing a fitter lifestyle with a spanking new gym membership, and you just want to use your business card out of convenience when registering yourself, the information on the card is used for personal purposes, and therefore it is protected by the PDPA. #PDPCSingapore #PersonalDataProtection #DataProtection

Major data breaches seem to be in season for the month of December 2018.

Major data breaches seem to be in season for the month of December 2018. Quora hit by security breach, 100 million users affected Screengrab of question-and-answer website Quora. 04 Dec 2018 10:10AM(Updated: 04 Dec 2018 10:45AM) CALIFORNIA: Question-and-answer website Quora said on Monday (Dec 3) its user data had been compromised, with about

FORTUNE.COM Marriott Data Breach Hits 500 Million Customers Worldwide

"Stay safe everyone! Change those passwords and cancel those affected credit cards." Marriott Faces Massive Data Breach of 500 Million Customer Personal Records BY ERIK SHERMAN November 30, 2018 9:18 PM GMT+8 Marriott International on Friday revealed a data breach of 500 million customer records in the Starwood reservation system, a chain that Marriott acquired in

Desmond Chow Interviewed for PDPC’s DPO Connect Newsletter (Feb 2017 edition)

Our director, Desmond Chow, was quoted in the February 2017 edition of DPC's DPO Connect Newsletter regarding the importance of protecting personal data. Please click on the pictures or the link to the article below for more details. Otherwise, if you have any further queries, please contact us at enquiries@p2dsolutions.com.sg or call 9228

Guide for Handling and Disposing of “Physical” Personal Data

Introduction about handling and disposing of physical personal data The “Physical” in physical personal data refers mainly to paper, but also includes other read-only storage media like CDs and DVDs.  “Personal Data” is defined in the PDPA as “data, whether true or not, about an individual who can be identified a) from

P2D Solutions @ IAPP Singapore KnowledgeNet: 20 May 2016

P2D Solutions attended the Singapore KnowledgeNet organized by the International Association of Privacy Practitioners ("IAPP").  Some interesting topics were covered and discussed, including the PDPC's recent round of enforcement actions on 11 companies and using technology to improve data protection. For more information on the IAPP, please click on this link https://iapp.org/.