PDPC continues to proactively investigate in the past 2 months, intercepting more than 5,000 cases of personal data leaks and participating in investigations to expand the results to the arrest of 5 people accused of trading personal data, with penalties. Serious to imprisonment PDPC or the Office of the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDC) is working to proactively monitor leaks and violations of people's personal information on a continuous basis. According to government orders and measures to enhance the protection of personal data in the country Mr. Prasert Chandraruangthong, Minister of Digital Economy and Society, has instructed relevant agencies to speed up operations and integrate cooperation. At the meeting on 9 November 2023 Over a period of more than 2 months, from 9 Nov. 2023 - 12 Jan. 2024, the PDPC Eagle Eye Center has detected the dissemination of citizens' personal information on the agency's website in an excessive manner or without maintaining security. Suitable and safe and has noti fied the agency to make corrections in 5,261 cases, 4886 cases of which are government and local government agencies. The office will take related actions strictly in accordance with the PDPA law. with agencies that continue to violate personal information In addition, we have found announcements of the sale of personal information through the online social network Facebook (Facebook) and have taken steps to close the pages in 23 cases. We have also taken action in cooperation with the Police Investigation Bureau to investigate technological crimes. S.T.C.) in investigating and expanding the case of trading personal information of citizens to criminal gangs on 23 Nov. and 12 Dec. 2023, most recently on 11 Jan. 2024, which Leading to the arrest or in the process of arresting 5 people accused of illegally trading personal information. The court has already sentenced two suspects who were arrested in the previous period to prison. The most recent case was on November 14, 2023. The Phuket Provincial Court ruled that the defendants were guilty of crimes under several laws, including P.E. Personal Data Protection Act, B.E. 2019, Section 80 and the Computer Crime Act, B.E. 2007, punishing the defendant with 2 years in prison (after reducing the sentence to half for confessed) but did not receive parole Considering that 'Selling other people's personal information causes serious economic and social damage. It also has a wide impact on other people and encourages criminal groups to use such information to commit other crimes. The circumstances of the case are serious. Even though the defendant has never been imprisoned before, there is no reason to wait for the defendant's imprisonment.' PDPC will continue to proactively investigate and monitor personal data violations continuously and strictly. To enhance confidence in the protection of personal data in the country According to government orders and the Minister of Digital Economy and Society. Source: Thai News Agency