Data Protection Law in Singapore: Privacy and Sovereignty in an Interconnected World
[Academy Publishing]
The adoption of the Personal Data Protection Act has transformed the legal regime for data protection in Singapore. This book explains the history and evolution of data protection in Singapore, highlights issues that will need to be worked out in practice as the new law is implemented, and derives lessons that may be taken from other countries in the region and beyond. Bringing together leading scholars and practitioners in the field, the book will be of interest to the academic, legal, and business communities. Key questions considered in the book include how to reconcile notions of privacy in an information age, and how national laws can regulate an increasingly interconnected world.
Contents
Introduction (available online here)
Simon Chesterman
Chapter 1 – From Privacy to Data Protection
Simon Chesterman
Chapter 2 – The Online World and the Offline World
Tan Cheng Han SC
Chapter 3 – A Practitioner’s Perspective
Bryan Tan
Chapter 4 – Data Intermediaries and Data Breaches
Daniel Seng
Chapter 5 – Data Protection in the Employment Setting
Hannah Lim Yee Fen
Chapter 6 – The Do Not Call Registry
Warren B Chik
Chapter 7 – Malaysia’s Data Protection Law
Abu Bakar Munir
Chapter 8 – Comparisons with Other Asian Jurisdictions
Graham Greenleaf
Appendix A – Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (Act 26 of 2012)
Appendix B – Second Reading Speech on the Personal Data Protection Bill 2012
Appendix C – Closing Speech after the Second Reading of the Personal Data Protection Bill 2012
From the Foreword
“This book is timely as we prepare the legal fraternity, organisations and the general public for the newly established Personal Data Protection Act to come into effect in 2014. … I believe this book will stimulate healthy discussions and allow the community to gain a richer and deeper understanding of Singapore’s data protection regime.”
— Associate Professor Dr Yaacob Ibrahim
Minister for Communications and Information
