The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB) is calling for the postponement of full enforcement of the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), scheduled to come into force on June 1, because businesses are unprepared to comply, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that remain stymied by economic woes.
According to a PDPA readiness survey by the Thai Board of Trade and the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, only 8% of almost 4,000 businesses interviewed said they have taken measures to be fully compliant with the law, while 31% indicated…
