Personal Data Protection Department (PDPD) is an agency under the Ministry of Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) that was established on May 16, 2011, after the Parliament passed the bill relating to the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA) of Act 709.
The main responsibility of this department is to oversee the processing of personal data of individuals involved in commercial transactions by User Data that is not misused and misapplied by the parties concerned.
Users need to be protected to prevent any form of abuse against the storage or processing of personal data of individuals, and public and private sectors in Malaysia for commercial transactions as stipulated under the PDPA.
In enforcing the PDPA, JPDP has mandated that all Personal Data User Group consists of individuals or private parties unless the Government is officially registered to protect the rights of consumers and the public.
JPDP is chaired by the Director General, assisted by a Deputy Director General. Meanwhile, there are three main parts in JPDP the Registration and Operation, Monitoring and Legal Division.
Please Visit: DEPARTMENT OF PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION
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