Category: Social Media
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Big NO to more social media control
I was quoted by The Star in their article “Big NO to more social media control” on 14 June 2013. My opinion on the privacy is based on a South Korean case which held that a law requiring South Koreans to use their real names on Internet forums was unconstitutional. Big NO to more social…
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Bread & Kaya: Using Facebook’s marks for your business
Using Facebook’s marks for your business Foong Cheng Leong May 28, 2013 – To use a trademark (like a logo) legally, one must seek permission from the proprietor of the trademark – You can use Facebook’s trademarks without asking for express permission provided you satisfy its brand guidelines Bread & Kaya by Foong Cheng Leong…
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BFM Podcast: New Regulations for Online Shopping
Online cheating and internet scams are on the rise in Malaysia. In 2011, police figures showed a total of 1,879 online cheating cases, compared to 551 in 2009. New regulations are being implemented in July 2013 to help protect shoppers from being cheated, and Sharmila Sekaran and Mr. Foong Cheng Leong from Loyarburok talk to…
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GE13 Candidates and 114A
Published on LoyarBurok on 16 April 2013. I am no expert in election laws but GE13 Candidates should take note of this. If you are running a blog, I suggest you moderate or close the comments section until and after the 13th General Election. The reason why I say so is because s.114A(1) of the…
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GE13: Online campaigns get nasty
I was quoted by The Star in their article “GE13: Online campaigns get nasty” on 12 April 2013. PETALING JAYA: Online campaigning has gone nasty in the run-up to the May 5 general election with cyber troopers from both sides of the political divide going beyond mudslinging at times. The fight tends to get ugly…
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Bread & Kaya: Looks can be deceiving!
My 3rd issue of Bread and Kaya was published by Digital News Asia on 7 March 2013. Bread & Kaya: Looks can be deceiving! – Under Malaysian laws, what amounts to obscene, indecent, false, menacing or offensive in character is quite wide – Sessions Court decisions perhaps the reasons why Section 114A of the Evidence…
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Cyber Law – The Light in 114A Cyber Law Development in Malaysia
I will be speaking at the ALSA National Forum 2013 on the topic “Cyber Law – The Light in 114A Cyber Law Development in Malaysia” on 16 March 2013. The other speakers will be Miss Jaspal Kaur Sadhu Singh of HELP University, and Mr Anselm Charles Fernandis from the Attorney’s General Chambers.
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Bread & Kaya: Attention e-commerce businesses: Fraud, the law and you
My Bread & Kaya’s second column was published on Digital News Asia on 29 January 2013. Attention e-commerce businesses: Fraud, the law and you Jan 29, 2013 – A new law to protect users of online trading portals goes into effect July 1 – While it may cost them a bit, operators of such businesses…
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Trial by Facebook
I was featured in The Star newspaper in their article entitled “Trial by Facebook” in January 2013. Trial by Facebook Posted: 11th January 2013 by R.AGE in Stories By KEVIN TAN and ANGELIN YEOH alltherage@thestar.com.my MANY memes and posts go viral on the Internet every week, from harmless Chuck Norris jokes to the more factious…
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Anonymity, is your time up?
A. Asohan, my fellow comrade from the Stop 114A Committee, quoted me in his article in Digital News Asia regarding internet anonymity. I am an advocate of privacy rights and to me certainly would extend to online privacy. We now live in a world where enterprises are hungry for personal data to be exploited commercially.…