Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission handed this week the Integrated Health Information Systems (IHiS) a fine of $750,000 for the recent data breach which compromised the health data of around 1.5 million patients. SingHealth was also penalized $250,000 since it was responsible for the patient database...
Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission announced last Friday that it will be illegal for entities to collect, use, or disclose NRIC numbers or make copies of the identity card from September 1, 2018 onwards. Organizations that have collected NRIC numbers will also be required to dispose...
Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) issued last Monday a new set of guidelines on in-vehicle recording devices (IVRDs) used by transport services. The PDPC said that services that use devices which can record images, video, and audio that can identify an individual must put the...
Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission recently slapped a digital marketing agency Social Metric with an $18,000 fine for “flagrant breach of privacy” after the latter was found to have displayed the personal information of hundreds of individuals on its website. The agency apparently published the personal...
It was recently reported that Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) penalized a total of 22 organizations for security breaches that compromised the personal information of Singaporeans. The offenders have racked up a fine of $216,500, and one had even been fined twice. In addition...