When a Public Authority Demands Personal Data: A Review of the Genting PDPA Case

In 2019, the Malaysian Inland Revenue Department made a request for customer personal data from a private company known as Genting Malaysia which runs a prominent casino. Its request was bolstered by an approval letter from the Department of Personal Data Protection which authorised the request.

Join us to explore how Genting successfully applied to review the decision of the Department of Personal Data Protection and the impact the judgment had on the law of privacy in Malaysia.