Govt to Raise Awareness of Personal Data Protection

[webfact]

 

by Natthaphon Sangpolsit

BANGKOK (NNT) - The government is taking steps to raise awareness and enforce the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) in both the public and private sectors, with the aim of boosting confidence in Thailand’s data protection measures.

 

Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan inaugurated a seminar titled "PDPA Going Forward," stating that the objective was to foster awareness about personal data protection and develop a cooperative network to modernize personal data protection efforts in Thailand.

 

This modernization effort will adhere to principles of justice and ensure compliance with global standards, thereby lending greater credibility to Thailand’s personal data protection systems. This in turn contributes to the sustainable development of the Thai economy.

 

Gen Prawit chaired a signing ceremony for a memorandum of cooperation between the Office of the Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC), the Electronic Transactions Development Agency and National Telecom Plc. He also recognized partner agencies that helped drive the work of the PDPC and awarded a plaque to the winner of a design contest for the office’s logo.

 

The 2019 Personal Data Protection Act came into force on June 1, 2022, with the establishment of the Office of the Personal Data Protection Committee having already been carried out and 21 laws subordinated to the act having so far been drafted.

 

Source: https://thainews.prd.go.th/en/news/detail/TCATG230325163225781

 

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[ezzra]

Ban Tik Tok and you're half way there.

[HuskerDo2]

Another photo-op opportunity over something that will never benefit a single person. Yeesh!!

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The government is taking steps

Porky in the middle needs to take a few more steps every day.

[OneMoreFarang]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The government is taking steps to raise awareness and enforce the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) in both the public and private sectors

So what will they actually do?

And is their goal to raise awareness? Or is their goal to make a show of telling the public and the foreign news that they (pretend) they want to do that.

I think it would be great to raise the awareness of Thais about personal data protection, similar to the European GDPR. It seems until now many Thais don't even understand the concept why this is a good idea.

 

[OneMoreFarang]

3 hours ago, ezzra said:

Ban Tik Tok and you're half way there.

How about facebook and other American companies?

Should we somehow assume they are the good guys?

 

Greetings to the NSA.

[quake]

Government and data protection.

 yeah,  right on.