PDPA Is Not a Shield Against Judicial Transparency
Public Sector Home Financing Board The Personal Data Protection Act 2010 ( PDPA ) was enacted to protect Malaysians from misuse of their personal information. It was never intended to become a convenient excuse for government agencies to avoid answering legitimate questions. Yet, in practice, agencies often hide behind PDPA to block even the most basic factual confirmations. A recent case illustrates this problem: LPPSA ’s ( Lembaga Pembiayaan Perumahan Sektor Awam) refusal to confirm the repayment date of a government housing loan, despite that date already being d...