Introduction Following a recent announcement by a leading global technology firm (Mircosoft) of its intention to establish an international data center in Thailand, the importance of understanding the regulatory landscape relating to data centers in Thailand has intensified. The investment …
The Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) came fully into effect on 1 June 2022, and four new regulations under the PDPA have recently been issued and took effect on 21 June 2022. We understand that more regulations are expected soon. …
Introduction: Prior to 2019, there was no specific law in Thailand to protect personal data. A person who sought to protect the acquisition, storage or distribution of his/her data had to base an action in contract, or under the doctrine …
On 24 January 2017, amendments to the Computer Crimes Act B.E 2550 were enacted as the Computer Crimes Act No.2 B.E.2560 (2017) (the “Act”) and will officially come into force 120 days thereafter. When the Act becomes law, it will …
Amendment to Thailand’s Computer Crimes Act (CCA) was approved by the legislature in December 2016 and published in the Government Gazette on 24 January 2017, so will officially become law in May 2017. Few laws have attracted so much controversy; more than 300,000 …
As reported in the Nation, the Thai legislature is considering possible amendments to Thailand’s Computer Crimes Act that would allow the government to remove content on blogs, websites and social media platforms such as Facebook and Line if deemed “inappropriate” …
The Thai Computer Crimes Act (CCA), which came into force in 2007, is broadly written and leaves the Courts with wide discretion to decide whether content posted on the internet or uploaded to any computer system is in breach of …