Author: FCL
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Online Harassment – Should doxing be criminalised?
I was asked by TV3 to comment on the laws relating to doxing in Malaysia. You may watch the full coverage below.
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Data of Malaysians born between 1940 and 2004 allegedly being sold for over RM40,000
I was asked by The Star to comment on the recent news about an alleged data leak containing the information of 22.5 million Malaysians born between 1940 and 2004, purportedly stolen from the National Registration Department (NRD). I said- Lawyer Foong Cheng Leong said the lack of transparency on investigations related to data leaks in…
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Government Says Not Liable For Damages Over MySejahtera Data Use
I was asked by CodeBlue, a health care news portal, to comment on the recent debacle about MySejahtera App, particularly, on the disclaimer of MySejahtera’s terms and conditions. The term states- DISCLAIMERGovernment of Malaysia shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused by the usage of any information obtained from this Application. https://mysejahtera.malaysia.gov.my/penafian_en/…
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BFM Podcast: THE MYSEJAHTERA APP: WHO OWNS WHAT?
The MySejahtera saga continues with uncertainty over the ownership of the app. Foong Cheng Leong, Intellectual property and information technology lawyer helps us untangle this complex web, reminding us of the importance of contracts. Produced by:Â Moh Heng YingPresented by:Â Wong Shou Ning, Tan Chen Li, Philip See
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Enforceability of Hyperlinked Electronic Contracts in Malaysia
I am happy to share this article I co-authored with my former interns Mira Marie Wong and Nur Faiqah Nadhra Mohamad Faithal. This article was initially published as one of my Bread & Kaya articles on Digital News Asia. I have updated it for it to be published by Thomson Reuters in their The Law Review 2021.
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Singapore’s First Action against Unknown Persons on Cyberspace
I am happy to announce that my book “Foongâs Malaysia Cyber, Electronic Evidence and Information Technology Lawâ was recently featured in the Singapore High Court case of CLM v CLN and others [2022] SGHC 46. The case had referred to our High Court case of Zschimmer & Schwarz GmbH & Co KG Chemische Fabriken v…
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Does Malaysia have laws to nix âoffensiveâ brand names or ones that cause âpublic anxietyâ? Lawyers explain
I was asked by The Malay Mail to give my thoughts on the issue of the word TIMAH by a local whisky brand. The Government has asked the brand owner to consider to change its brand name in view of the alleged public outcry over the use of a Malay word for an alcoholic product.…