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What must organisations do when collecting, using or disclosing personal data?

From obtaining consent to protecting info, here's a look at what they should be aware of

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More than $2.68 million in fines has been collected by Singapore's privacy watchdog from entities found to have breached the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) over the past six years.

This figure, compiled by The Straits Times, includes a combined $1 million fine imposed on SingHealth and Integrated Health Information Systems for a data breach that affected 1.5 million people.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on February 08, 2022, with the headline What must organisations do when collecting, using or disclosing personal data?. Subscribe