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Malaysia launches cross-border data transfer guidelines

By Dalila Abu Bakar ( April 29, 2025, 09:45 GMT | Insight) -- Malaysia’s personal-data protection regulator today officially launched cross-border transfer guidelines to help businesses comply with amendments to the country’s data protection legislation enacted last year. The guidelines, which will be published online within the next few days, detail a more flexible framework for international data flows that rely on accountability over prior approval. Malaysia’s personal-data protection regulator today officially launched cross-border transfer guidelines to help businesses comply with amendments to the country’s data protection legislation enacted last year. These guidelines detail a more flexible framework for international data flows that rely on accountability over prior approval....

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