Category: Data Privacy

  • Personal data still open to abuse

    By SHAHANAAZ HABIB shaz@thestar.com.my The Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) offers some semblance of information privacy but it will not address other important aspects like non-commercial use of data or territorial or bodily privacy. DATA protection law expert Prof Abu Bakar Munir waved a list that contained 600 names, identity card numbers, addresses, phone numbers…

  • Data protection Act can’t be enforced without commissioner

    KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has yet to enforce the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) 2010, which was passed and gazetted last year. The reason is because a commissioner has not been appointed to enforce the law which protects personal data from being misused or sold for commercial purposes. “The law is in place and the commissioner…

  • What happened to Teoh Beng Hock’s Right to Privacy?

    First published on LoyarBurok This is perhaps one of the many issues raised in the Teoh Beng Hock Royal Commission Report (“TBHRCI”) that did not receive wide attention. I have read a few commentaries on TBHRCI but I did not see anyone raising the issue of privacy in the interrogation of Mr Teoh Beng Hock…

  • New Department To Oversee Implementation Of Malaysian Personal Data Protection Act 2010

    KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 (Bernama) — A new department is being established under the Information Communication and Culture Ministry to oversee the implementation of the Malaysian Personal Data Protection Act 2010, scheduled to be enforced early next year. Deputy Minister Datuk Joseph Salang said the new department was targeted to be operational by next year…

  • Personal Data Protection Act 2010

    by Foong Cheng Leong and Halina Jael Abu Bakar After a long wait, the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 [Act 709] (“the Act”) has finally been passed. The Act seeks to regulate the processing of personal data of individuals involved in commercial transactions by data users so as to provide protection to the individual’s personal…

  • Sherrina Nur Elena bt Abdullah v Kent Well Edar Sdn Bhd

    Kota Kinabalu High Court Suit No.: K22-187-2009-I The Plaintiff, who was a beauty queen, sued the Defendant for publishing, without consent, her photograph and image appearing on packaging of the Defendants’ products, particularly packages of rice being displayed and sold in various retail shops, grocery stores, supermarkets and hypermarkets in Kota Kinabalu. The Plaintiff also…

  • NTV7 Breakfast Show Interview – “Privacy and Data Protection” – 2.3.2011

  • BFM Podcast: The Legal Implications of Social Media: Defamation and Libel

    Foong Cheng Leong, Senior Associate, Lee Hishammuddin Allen & Gledhill discusses the legal aspects of social media, focusing in particular on online defamation, admissibility of online data in courts, cybersquatting, domain disputes, and whether there should there be regulation of the Internet and social media, whether directly or indirectly. He also discusses the fine line…

  • Life Online Show 16: Naughty things

    Podcast interview at the Life Online Show podcast on 2 February 2011. The following topics were discussed with host John Lim, David Wang from theclickstarter.com, David Lian from Text100, journalist Niki Cheong: 1) Groupon coming into Malaysia by acquiring GroupsMore.com 2) Google establishing a bigger foothold in Malaysia with an office in KLCC. 3) The…

  • Right to Privacy in Malaysia: Do we have it?

    First published on “LoyarBurok and republished on Malaysia Insider on 21 February 2011 If someone installs a CCTV in front of your house, can you stop him from doing so? If our Prime Minister sends his best wishes for the festive seasons to your email and mobile, is he invading your privacy? Whats the state…