One Bill To Rule All Government Data?

Kenny Lam, Partner, RDS Law

21-Jun-23 08:30

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The government has announced plans to introduce an omnibus bill by January 2024 to create a centralised data management system that would facilitate the implementation of targeted subsidies. We speak to lawyer Kenny Lam of RDS Law on how such a legislation could take shape and what this means for data privacy and protection.

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Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Mark Tan, Wong Shou Ning

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Categories: economy, technology, government

Tags: omnibus bill, malaysia government, data,

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