Category: Data Privacy
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Creepshotting
I was quoted in an article entitled “Cheap Shots” by Renyi Lim in ELLE Malaysia (March 2017). The article spoke about the practice of “creep shotting”, the act of taking picture of a person, generally a woman, without his or her knowledge or consent. I said:- “Unfortunately, creepshotting is not against the law or an…
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Compoundable Offences under the Personal Data Protection Act 2010
Certain offences under the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA) are compoundable as of 15 March 2016. Under the Personal Data Protection (Compounding of Offences) Regulations 2016, the following offences are compoundable by making payment to the Commissioner of Personal Data Protection Malaysia:- Offences under the PDPA (1) Breach of any of the Personal Data…
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New Malaysian Personal Data Protection Commissioner
Effectively from 23 January 2017, Puan Khalidah Binti Mohd Darus replaces Encik Mazmalek bin Mohamad as the Malaysian Personal Data Protection Commissioner. [see P.U (B) 49]
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BFM Podcast: WEB OF EXPLOITATION
I was interviewed BFM Radio on the issue of sexual grooming and sex offenders registry and the podcast was published on 8 June 2016. Your browser does not support native audio, but you can download this MP3 to listen on your device. The rise of pedophilia and other sex offences recently have put in the…
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BFM Podcast: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR SEX TAPE IS PUBLISHED?
I was interviewed by BFM Radio to talk about invasion of privacy in Malaysia and the podcast was published on 27 April 2016. Your browser does not support native audio, but you can download this MP3 to listen on your device. On March 21th, a six-person jury awarded Hulk Hogan, the stage name of retired…
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BFM Podcast: APPLE VERSUS THE FBI
I was interviewed by BFM Radio to talk about US Government’s request to compel Apple Inc to assist in the access of a suspected terrorist’s iPhone on 24 February 2016. On February 16, Apple published a message on its website, outlining to its customers that they would not be complying with a request from the…
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Personal Data Protection Commissioner publishes the Personal Data Protection Standard 2015
On 23 December 2015, the Personal Data Protection Commissioner (“Commissioner”) published the Personal Data Protection Standard 2015 after consulting members of the public. The Standard sets out the minimum standards to process personal data and it is applicable to anyone who processes or has control or authorises the processing of any personal data relating to…
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Malaysian Personal Data Protection Commissioner publishes draft Codes of Practice
The Malaysian Personal Data Protection Commissioner has published the draft Codes of Practice for the banking and finance industry and also for the communications sector. Members of the public are invited to provide their feedback before 22 September 2015 by sending their comments to:- KERTAS KONSULTANSI AWAM (KTA) BIL. 2/2015 / KERTAS KONSULTANSI AWAM (KTA)…
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Public Consultation Paper No. 1/2015: PROPOSED STANDARD PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION
On 1 July 2015, the Personal Data Protection Commissioner published the Public Consultation Paper No. 1/2015. This consultation paper is intended to solicit feedback from the data users and data subjects relating to their understanding of the personal data protection. In order to make the Standard for Personal Data Protection a reliable reference document, the…
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List of Data User Forums in Malaysia
The Personal Data Protection Commissioner has appointed the following associations as data user forum for the following sectors:- 1. Institut Akauntan Malaysia for the accounting and audit sectors; 2. Persatuan Jualan Langsung Malaysia for the direct selling sector; 3. Persatuan Bank-bank Dalam Malaysia for the banking and financial sectors; 4. Institut Jurutera Malaysia for the…