Singapore: Data Protection

As businesses in Singapore increasingly adopt AI and generative AI tools, contracting decisions now require a deeper understanding of how these systems are built, used and governed. This article examines how customers can approach pre-contractual diligence when evaluating the use or licensing of a supplier's AI technology in a business-to-business context, exploring key considerations around data, intellectual property, and regulatory compliance.

In this instalment, we will detail the mandate of notice and consent under the Personal Data Protection Act's in Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand.

India's omnibus data protection legislation, the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 ("India's DPDPA"), was passed and gazetted in August 2023. Notably, it shares several common concepts...