The Magnitude of GDPR To Malaysia

The European Union (“EU”) General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) governs any individuals or companies that stores processes personal information about EU citizens within states even if it does not involve a business presence the EU. Malaysian businesses need to comply with GDPR as failure will cause disruption discontinuance of business. This paper aims understand and evaluate scope its effect on data protection in Malaysia. It employs doctrinal qualitative approach by examining Malaysia Personal Act 2010. suggests provides more comprehensive law holistic principles rights which may provide lessons for protecting area covered is broader specifically non-commercial transactions, wider range extraterritorial applicability.