Category: Social Media
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Comments on the Malaysian e-Court System Phase 2
The Malay Mail interviewed me on my views of the implementation of the new e-Court System Phase 2 some time last year. Some of the issues highlighted below have now been resolved. I am posting this for record purpose. In their article entitled “Lawyers required to go digital by 2018“, I said the following:- Foong…
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When Businesses Use Your Photo Without Permission, Here’s What You Do
I was featured in Malaysian Digest’s article entitled “When Businesses Use Your Photo Without Permission, Here’s What You Do” on 24 January 2018 on what customers can do to protect their personal data. I said the following:- Customers Need To Be Proactive To Protect Their Privacy What then do we, as customers, can do to…
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Seminar on GET WIRED! Updates on Tech Laws and Cyber Security (24 Aug 2017)
The Bar Council Information Technology and Cyber Laws Committee is organising a seminar focusing on the important aspects of information technology (“IT”) and cyber law on 24 August 2017. In this seminar, I will speak on the topic of “Practical Steps in Tracing a Person Online“. I will speak on keyword search investigation, and discovery…
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Bread & Kaya: Are WhatsApp admins going to jail?
Bread & Kaya: Are WhatsApp admins going to jail? By Foong Cheng Leong | May 02, 2017 – Two key elements in s. 233 are not fulfilled by a group chat admin – To use s. 114A to attach liability on a group chat admin is stretching s. it too far I REFER to the…
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BFM Podcast: LANDMARK #4: FACEBOOK
Subsequent to my update on the Malaysian 2016 cyberlaw cases, I was interviewed by BFM Radio to talk about general laws applicable to social media in Malaysia on 13 April 2017. I also covered the rules applicable to your digital data after your death and how to manage them in preparation of your death. Who…
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Feedback to the proposed Personal Data Protection (Transfer Of Personal Data To Places Outside Malaysia) Order 2017
The Malaysian Personal Data Protection Commissioner (Commissioner) has published the Public Consultation Paper (PCP) No. 1/2017 (click to download) entitled Personal Data Protection (Transfer Of Personal Data To Places Outside Malaysia) Order 2017 (“Order”). The public consultation is intended to solicit feedback from data users and/or relevant parties pertaining to the whitelist places for transfer…
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Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee 2017/2018
I am pleased to announce that I have been re-elected as a committee member of the Kuala Lumpur Bar Committee for the year 2017/2018. I have also been re-appointed to chair the Kuala Lumpur Information Technology and Publication Committee. This Committee will continue its development of the Kuala Lumpur Bar website, App and membership management…
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MY Legal History: Lecture on Traditions of The Bar by Dato Dr Peter Mooney – 28 February 2000
Last year, I found a box full of cassettes at the Kuala Lumpur Bar Secretariat. They were recordings of various Kuala Lumpur Bar events in the late 1990s and early 2000 where smartphones were not widely available yet (perhaps not even in existence). One of the cassettes had the label “Lecture on Traditions of the…
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Bread & Kaya: Cyberbullying, stalking and sexual harassment
Bread & Kaya: Cyberbullying, stalking and sexual harassment By Foong Cheng Leong | Jun 28, 2016 – Current laws narrowly and vaguely defines harassment – It is high time Malaysia legislates against it In Mohd Ridzwan bin Abdul Razak v Asmah Binti HJ. Mohd Nor (Kuala Lumpur Civil Suit No. 23NCVC-102-12/2011), the Defendant alleged that…
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Malaysia must adopt new laws that are more focused on social media abuse
I was quoted by The Rakyat Post on laws and regulations relating to social media in Malaysia. The sharing of information taken from another individual, without their awareness or knowledge, containing elements of incitement and slander are offences punishable by law, said legal expert Foong Cheng Leong. He said Malaysia currently had laws on communication…