Personal Data Protection Act 2012: Understanding the consent obligation

• Main Author: YIP, Man
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2017
• Subjects: data protection; consent; Personal Data Protection Act; Singapore; Asian Studies; Communications Law; Information Security
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/2365; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/4322/viewcontent/PDP_Digest_2017__e_version_.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

The Personal Data Protection Act 20121 (“PDPA”) provides the baseline standards of protection of personal data and works in tandem with existing law to provide comprehensive protection. The birth of the legislation clearly signals Singapore’s commitment to protect the collection, use and disclosure...