BT EXCLUSIVE

Singapore companies ill-prepared for Europe's data-protection law

New law with extra-territorial reach kicks in on May 25, but only 10% of Singapore businesses are ready for it, compared to 33% globally: EY

With Europe's formidable new digital privacy standards on the cusp of kicking in, professional services firms in Singapore see an uphill task in making companies here aware of and complying with the new framework.
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Singapore

WITH Europe's formidable new digital privacy standards on the cusp of kicking in, professional services firms in Singapore see an uphill task in making companies here aware of and complying with the new framework.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which takes