Singapore legislation

Section 26A

of Personal Data Protection Act 2012

Section 26A

Interpretation of this Part

Amended by40/2020

In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —“affected individual” means any individual to whom any personal data affected by a data breach relates;“data breach”, in relation to personal data, means —

(a)

the unauthorised access, collection, use, disclosure, copying, modification or disposal of personal data; or

(b)

the loss of any storage medium or device on which personal data is stored in circumstances where the unauthorised access, collection, use, disclosure, copying, modification or disposal of the personal data is likely to occur.

Definition

“affected individual” means any individual to whom any personal data affected by a data breach relates;

Definition

“data breach”, in relation to personal data, means —

(a)

the unauthorised access, collection, use, disclosure, copying, modification or disposal of personal data; or

(b)

the loss of any storage medium or device on which personal data is stored in circumstances where the unauthorised access, collection, use, disclosure, copying, modification or disposal of the personal data is likely to occur.

Amended by40/2020