THAILAND’S PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION LAW
Abstract
Personal data is relating to right of privacywhich is a fundamental right. Personal data is any information that can identify any individual who is the owner of such information, e.g., name and surname, identificationcard number, username or account name used in any website or biometric information. Therefore, the protection of personal data becomes one of the importantissues. The personal data protection law should regulate any individual or organization that control or process personal data, for example, consent of data object or data owner should be given before collecting, using or processing any personal data by the data controller. Many countries such as EU member counties, USA or ASEAN member countries have enacted their personal data protection law which provides specific protection for personal data object or personal data owner. In Thailand, the concept of personal data protection has been legislated in the constitution since the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand B.E. 2540 and currently, personal data is protected specifically under the Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (PDPA).
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