Thailand PDPA and how it affects the Thai Hotel and Hospitality Industry
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What are the Obligations of Data Controllers & Processors for Thailand PDPA?
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Upcoming Amendments to Thailand’s PDPA Law – What you should know
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Thailand PDPA (Part 3): International Data Transfers – What Schools need to know
This is the final article in a series of three – in part 1 and part 2; we provided an overview of how PDPA affects international schools, and what some of the challenges around data processing are. In this piece, we’re going to shed light on quite a few things that schools need to be familiar […]
Thailand PDPA (Part 2) – Challenges of Data Processing within International Schools
In part one of the series, we provided an overview of how Thailand’s PDPA law affects international schools. In part two, we discuss some of the challenges associated with data processing within international schools operating either inside or outside Thailand (catering to Thai students). What data processing challenges are schools facing? Without the […]
Thailand PDPA for International schools
Much like the GDPR’s data protection authorities commonly referred to as DPAs, the PDPA will also establish its own Personal Data Protection Committee, which shall enforce the law to its full effect and publish guidance in order to help international academic institutions remain compliant.
