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Guarding privacy amid digitalisation

After two years of postponement, Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), which regulates the collection, use, disclosure and care of personal data, became effective on June 1. The PDPA is derived heavily from developments in the European Union. (Photo: Patipat Janthong)

The issue of privacy, especially in terms of the protection of personal data linked to a person’s identity, has come to the fore this month due to the coming into force of Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA). It applies to both public and private entities that keep or process personal data concerning other people and it establishes safeguards to protect people’s privacy.

The PDPA is derived heavily from developments in the European Union (EU),…

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