The Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (2019) (“PDPA”) has been enforced since 2019 but the enforcement of key provisions, including those imposing duties on data controllers and data processors as well as punishments upon violators, are postponed and supposed to be fully implemented from 1 June 2021 (“Full Enforcement Date”) going forward.
Whilst there are doubts among the business operators that the Full Enforcement Date may be postponed again as Thai government is now in the process of forming the Personal Data Protection Committee (“PDPC”), the tentative Full Enforcement Date is confirmed to remain unchanged according to relevant officials. There are therefore possibilities that the PDPC may be formed and related sub-regulations and guidelines may be issued immediately prior to the Full Enforcement Date.
As we are all data controllers (and may also be data…
