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Stiffer penalties mooted for Singapore's data-protection law
Published Thu, May 14, 2020 · 09:50 PM
Singapore
ORGANISATIONS found guilty of a data breach may soon be slapped with stricter financial penalties of up to 10 per cent of their annual gross turnover or S$1 million - whichever is higher - if proposed amendments to Singapore's Personal Data Protection Act go through.
For now, companies are liable for penalties of only up to S$1 million.
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