Singapore:
PDPC Issues S$3,000 Penalty For Breach Of Protection Obligation
05 December 2016
by
Daniel J. McLoon
,
Mauricio Paez
,
Kevin Lyles
,
Todd McClelland
,
Jeff Rabkin
,
Adam Salter
,
Michiru Takahashi
,
Undine Von Diemar
,
Olivier Haas
,
Jörg Hladjk
,
Richard Johnson
,
Anand Varadarajan
,
Nicole Perry
and
Alexa Sendukas
Jones Day
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On September 30, the PDPC ruled that GMM Technoworld Pte. Ltd., a
waterproof gadget retailer, failed to implement proper and adequate
security measures on its website, resulting in an unauthorized
public disclosure of approximately 129 customers' personal
data. The Commission assessed a penalty of S$3,000 for violating
the Personal Data Protection Act.
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