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IAG OCT 2021年10月 亞博匯 50 ALL-IN DIGITAL teams will need to determine if they are affected and need to overhaul processes to comply with the updated Japanese law before the operative date. MACAU DATA PRIVACY ENFORCEMENT Meanwhile, in Macau recent developments have seen a determined approach by the authorities towards data privacy investigations and enforcement against infringers. In 2020, the Macau Data Protection Office levied fines totaling MOP$12 million (US$1.5 million) against companies for illegal telemarketing activities and use of personal data, and failure to secure the individuals’ consent for use of their data. The Macau Personal Data Protection Act also enshrines a number of rights for individuals over their personal data, including the right to access, rectify, erase or block the processing of their data in some cases. As individuals’ consciousness of their rights has increased in recent times with a growing awareness of the value of their personal data and need for protection against exploitation, the number of data access, rectification and deletion requests has increased. In view of the potential number of data subjects involved and the volume of data from multiple contact points, the exercise of responding to individuals’ data requests within a reasonable time, as required under the Macau Personal Data Protection Act, demands significant dedicated resources for it to be handled effectively. When the potential effect of overseas data privacy laws, such as the new Chinese Personal Information Protection Law, that have similar rights of access, rectification and deletion for data 澳門《個人資料保護法》執行情況 在澳門，近期發生的事件彰顯了當局對於數據隱私調查及打 擊侵權行為的堅定態度。2020年，澳門個人資料保護辦公室對 部分進行非法電話營銷活動和使用個人數據但並未獲得個人同意 的公司，處以總計 1200 萬澳門元（150 萬美元）的罰款。 《澳門個人資料保護法》還規定了個人對其個人資料享有 的多項權利，包括在某些情況下有權查閱、修正、刪除或阻止對 其個人資料的處理。近年來，隨著個人權利意識的增強，對個人 數據價值的認識及保護個人數據免受不當利用的必要性亦日益增 強，查閱、更正及刪除資料的請求有所增加。鑑於涉及的潛在數 據資料當時人的數量和來自多個地點的數據量，根據《澳門個人 數據保護法》的要求，在合理時間內回應個人的數據請求需投入 大量專用資源才能有效處理。 有鑒於海外個人資料保護法（例如內地新的《個人信息保護 法》）對數據主體具有類似訪問、更正和刪除權，如果沒有額外 的協助和人力，潛在的數據主題請求數量可能會呈指數級增長， 企業或將難以應付。 澳門法律還規定，一旦收集目的完成，個人資料將被刪除。