Data Protection Principles (summary from PDP lecture slides)

In the lecture, Sir Sonny mentioned about the government of Malaysia is in the process of legislating the Personal Data Protection law. The scope of the law is destined for any individuals or institutions including government, businesses, and e-commerce players. It is aimed to control the collection, possession, processing and use of personal data and to protect the privacy of an individual in relation to that data.

The Data Protection Principles (as in the First Schedule of the latest PDP Bill) :

1 -- Personal data shall be collected lawfully and fairly.
2 -- Purpose of collection of personal data.
3 -- Use of personal data.
4 -- Disclosure of personal data.
5 -- Accuracy of personal data.
6 -- Duration of retention of personal data.
7 -- Access to and correction of personal data.
8 -- Security of personal data.
9 -- Information to be generally available.