Malaysian Personal Data Protection Act, a Mysterious Application

AutoreAli Alibeigi, Abu Bakar Munir
CaricaPh.D. in Cyber Law, University of Malaya (Malaysia)/Professor of Law at University Of Malaya (Malaysia)
Pagine362-374
Dr. Ali Alibeigi, Ph.D. in Cyber Law, University of Malaya (Malaysia); LL.M. in International Law (Osmania
University, India); LL.B. (Hons) (Islamic Azad University, Iran). Dr. Alibeigi is a part-time lecturer, legal
advisor and cyber law researcher. Contact: alibeigi_a_80@yahoo.com. Orcid iD: 0000-0001-6927-6011.
Abu Bakar Munir, Professor of Law at University Of Malaya (Malaysia); member of the Academic Advisory
Council of the Asia Pacific Institute for Digital Economy (Japan); member of the Asian Privacy Scholars
Network (Australia). Professor Munir is an internationally renowned Visiting Professor, consultant and legal
adviser on ICT Law, Data Protection Law, Nanotechnology Law, Renewable Energy Law and Policy. He is the
author of several books and has widely published articles in reputable journals, including Nature. He was
advisor to the government of Malaysia on crafting the 2010 Personal Data Protection Act and is currently
assisting the government of the Republic of Indonesia in developing a personal data protection law. Contact:
abmunir@um.edu.my
Acknowledgment - This research work has been funded by the Universityof Malaya Research Grant (UMRG),
Project No: RP006C/13ICT. The authors would like to thank the University of Malaya for the financial
support.
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ABSTRACT
Malaysia is a pioneer in drafting and executing personal data protection law among the ASEAN
countries. However, the adequacy of this protection regime is questionable. This study is aimed
at evaluating the aptitude of the Personal Data Protection Act (2010) (P.D.P.A.) from the
application perspective. The evaluation and analysis of the application and scope of the P.D.P.A.
through comparative and descriptive approaches shows that the Act has provided for a narrow
scope with wide exemptions. This approach may hinder a standard personal data protection legal
system for the protection of individuals’ privacy. Moreover, the P.D.P.A. will fail the adequacy
test of the developed nations such as the European Union Member States.
KEYWORDS
Compliance; Information; Privacy; Personal Data Protection Act; General Data Protection Regulation
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction ............................................ 363
1.ObjectivesofP.D.P.A. ...................................... 363
2.ScopeofP.D.P.A.......................................... 363
3.ApplicationExemptions..................................... 365
4.Critique ............................................. 368
Remarks .............................................. 372
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