( August 5, 2025, 05:36 GMT | Official Statement) — MLex Summary: Malaysia is developing a set of guidelines on artificial intelligence to address the increasingly complex threat of cybercrime, which are expected to be completed between January and March 2026. The guidelines are the Data Protection Impact Assessment Guidelines, which aim to identify and minimize risks related to the protection of personal data on information systems; the Data Protection by Design Guidelines, which provide guidance to organizations in integrating data protection; and the Guidelines on Automated Decision Making and Profiling, which are aimed at ensuring that profiling and automated decision making are not used inappropriately. The guidelines were discussed by Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo during a question and answer session in Parliament today.The statement is attached….
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