Understanding Singapore PDPA Compliance in 2026
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Organizations must notify the PDPC of data breaches that are notifiable as soon as practicable, and in any case no later than 3 calendar days after discovering the breach.
AfterOrganizations must notify the PDPC of data breaches that are notifiable as soon as practicable, and in any case no later than 3 calendar days after completing their assessment that the breach is notifiable. The assessment itself should begin as soon as the organization becomes aware of the breach, and the PDPC generally expects it to be completed expeditiously, typically within 30 days of discovery.
Why: The article incorrectly framed the mandatory 3-day PDPA breach notification clock as starting from discovery of the breach, when it actually starts from completion of the organization's assessment that the breach is notifiable, a meaningfully different compliance trigger.
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