Amendment needed for data protection laws in line with Padu, says LFL

PETALING JAYA: There is a need for an immediate amendment to the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA) to place responsibility and liability on the government as well as the agencies responsible for the data collected, says Lawyers for Liberty (LFL).

In response to the launch of the Central Database Hub (Padu) system which comes with significant flaws involving sensitive public data, LFL director Zaid Malek said the government must suspend the implementation of Padu.