Data protection penalties eased

Regulations aimed at relaxing enforcement of the penalties under the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) are expected to come into force next week, says Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn.

The easing is meant to spare violators who did not intentionally break the law during the transitional period, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and community enterprises.

Of the four regulations expected to be implemented next week, one is aimed at exempting SMEs from compliance with the PDPA’s practices on the recording of processing activities, and another is intended to relax the enforcement of the punishment.

The other two concern methods of making and recording processing activities involving personal data and security measures for personal…