Foong Cheng Leong

Tag: The Star

  • Maintaining privacy and control

    I was asked by The Star to comment on the National Digital ID (NDID) Framework which is currently under the development of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia (MCMC). The NDID will would ease the public in the process of verification and authentication of their identities for performing digital transactions based on based on biometric features…

  • Hijacking hardware in stealth mode

    I was featured by The Star in their article “Hijacking hardware in stealth mode“. I was asked to comment about malicious cryptomining Malaysia. Under our law, malicious cryptominers can be punished with the Computer Crimes Act 1997, says Bar Council information technology and cyberlaw committee deputy chairman Foong Cheng Leong. “It can be considered unauthorised…

  • Legal start-up’s services scrutinised by Malaysian Bar

    I was quoted by The Star newspaper on the entry of Dragon Law, a Hong Kong based company providing access to legal documents and legal access, into Malaysia. “Intellectual Property lawyer Foong Cheng Leong said it would be “interesting” to see what the Bar Council, especially its Legal Profession Committee, would do. “Dragon Law says…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Lawyers: Act will result in more cautious Net users

    I was quoted in The Star’s recent article on the amendments of the Evidence Act 1950. PETALING JAYA: The newly-amended Evidence Act will potentially result in a wave of more cautious Internet users, say lawyers, as the onus is now on the person to prove they did not post or create offending material. If one…