S1E52: Data breaches and stiffer fines: Parliament debates PDPA amendments - The Big Story Ep 52

  • 14 Apr 2021

The Big Story Ep 52: Data breaches and stiffer fines: Parliament debates PDPA amendments

7:05 mins

Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story.

Proposed amendments to the Personal Data Protection Act were debated in Parliament on Monday (Nov 2). The proposed amendments include increasing the maximum financial penalty to 10 per cent of an organisation’s annual turnover in Singapore, or $1 million, whichever is higher.

Tech editor Irene Tham weighs in on the issue with The Big Story hosts Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay.

Produced and edited by: ST Video team and Muhammad Firmann

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