Don’t miss the last chance to register for #PDPWeek2023! Join us for an exciting week of thought-provoking discussions, thematic workshops, and much more. Few slots left - secure your spot today: https://go.gov.sg/pdpw23

Calling out to all DPOs – there has been a recent surge in data breach notifications by companies to the PDPC involving critical vulnerability in MOVEit Transfer, a managed file transfer software.

DPOs are advised to develop internal mitigation and monitoring plans with your respective vendors to prevent any data breach if your companies are using the software. For more information, DPOs are encouraged to refer to the alerts from CSA: https://www.csa.gov.sg/alerts-advisories/alerts/2023/al-2023-080

Happening on Day 2 & 3 of #PDPWeek2023, join us at the IAPP Asia Privacy Forum 2023 as we hear from industry experts, forward-thinking leaders, regulators, privacy officers and more about best practices on staying ahead of the evolving world of privacy in Asia.

Learn more: https://iapp.org/conference/iapp-asia-privacy-forum/

See you tomorrow at #PDPWeek2023! Look forward to exciting updates and announcements launching at the flagship PDP Seminar, IAPP Asia Privacy Forum and more. Get ready to network and learn more about how to empower data-driven innovation for your organisations - stay tuned!

Just announced at #PDPWeek2023: Mrs Josephine Teo, Minister for Communications and Information, announces the IMDA-Google: PET x Privacy Sandbox. The collaboration allows Singapore businesses to test their solutions within IMDA's PET Sandbox, providing a secure environment and testing ground for pilot projects.

Find out more at https://go.gov.sg/o2jop9

We kicked off #PDPWeek2023 today by welcoming a suite of industry experts, data leaders and experienced trainers to share practical strategies on how to leverage trusted data to thrive in the digital economy. Uncover these insights here!

It’s Day 2 of #PDPWeek2023! During the IAPP Asia Privacy Forum, PDPC Commissioner highlighted in his keynote Singapore’s balanced approach in meeting the twin goals of data protection and risk mitigation, while allowing market innovation to take place.

To address concerns over data use, especially those of the most vulnerable, the PDPC will be consulting the public on how businesses can implement appropriate safeguards to ensure children’s data is being collected, used and protected adequately, and on the proposed Advisory Guidelines on the use of Personal Data in AI Recommendation and Decision Systems. Find out more here: go.gov.sg/pc-cd.

We are on Day 3 of #PDPWeek2023! Data professionals from around the world gathered at the IAPP Asia Privacy Forum and acquired critical knowledge from leading regional data experts on global privacy and regional perspectives. Discover key highlights here!

Day 4 of #PDPWeek2023 was bustling with dynamic ideas and solutions! Find out what went down earlier today as we delved into navigating governance frameworks for generative AI systems here!

A big thank you to all who joined us at #PDPWeek2023! We would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to all our guests, speakers, industry partners and regulators from all across the globe, who joined us this week to uncover the potential of trusted data in powering innovation. Check out key highlights from this week here!

Extract value from your business data with Singapore’s first Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PET) Sandbox. Connect with trusted providers, fuel your projects with grant support, and ensure seamless regulatory compliance. Interested to participate? Find out more at: https://go.gov.sg/pet-sandbox

A trusted ecosystem is vital in developing Singapore’s digital economy and to empower businesses and consumers to adopt and use AI. Singapore has proactively developed extensive resources to foster public trust to enable the widespread adoption of AI. Find out more at https://go.gov.sg/aigovernance

With many industries progressively adopting AI into their daily operations, the AI Verify Foundation was launched to harness the power of the global open-source community to develop testing frameworks to address the concerns of AI, laying the foundation for trustworthy AI. Learn more at https://go.gov.sg/ai-verify-pressrelease

Discover how your organisation can accountably share data beyond PDPA boundaries to fuel business innovation with the help of the PDPC's regulatory sandboxes. Organisations may apply for Data Sharing Arrangements by meeting three key criteria. Learn more here: www.go.gov.sg/dkiamb

A financial penalty of $74,400 was imposed on an organisation for breaching the Protection Obligation while a warning was administered to an individual for a breach of the Do Not Call Provision(s) under the PDPA.

Read more here: https://www.pdpc.gov.sg/announcements

Uncover valuable insights shared by the data protection community on cross-border data transfers and advances in artificial intelligence in the latest edition of the PDP Digest 2022. Access it here: https://go.gov.sg/pdpdigest22

Join us at the Inaugural Meet-up of AI Verify Foundation on 31 Aug and connect with members, organisations, and individuals who share a common vision of promoting responsible and trustworthy #AI.

Registration is on a first-come-first-served basis. Register your interest: https://go.gov.sg/aivf-inaugural-event

More research into user experience (UX) and data usage within the metaverse is crucial to ensure immersive technologies such as extended reality (XR) prioritise user-centric design, transparency and privacy. To this, the TTC Labs team at Meta, in collaboration with the PDPC and IMDA, has launched a report that helps dive into data transparency and best practices in data privacy for the metaverse. Read the full report here.

https://www.ttclabs.net/site/assets/files/11085/data_transparency_and_control_in_xr_and_the_metaverse_report.pdf

Uncover the similarities and difference between the ASEAN Model Contractual Clauses and EU Standard Contractual Clauses, and how it can be used as a tool to provide a common baseline for cross border data transfers, and facilitate compliance across different data protection laws. Read more: https://go.gov.sg/vtn23h

Financial penalties amounting to $12,000 were imposed on two organisations and directions were also issued to one of the organisation for a breach of the protection obligation under the PDPA.

Read more here: https://www.pdpc.gov.sg/announcements