Is 'Personal Data' (s 2(1)) legally binding?

Q: Is 'Personal Data' (s 2(1)) legally binding?

'Personal Data' (s 2(1)) is binding in Singapore. Binding law. It applies to everyone in scope, whether or not anyone points at it. The PDPA's foundational definition: data, whether true or not, about an individual who can be identified from that data, or from that data and other information to which the organisation has or is likely to have access.

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'Personal Data' (s 2(1))

Is this legally binding?

Binding. Binding law. It applies to everyone in scope, whether or not anyone points at it.

The PDPA's foundational definition: data, whether true or not, about an individual who can be identified from that data, or from that data and other information to which the organisation has or is likely to have access.

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