Foong Cheng Leong

Tag: WhatsApp

  • Bread & Kaya: 2019 Malaysian Cyber Law Cases

    – Launch of Lexscout.com for public to search unreported Court judgments & lawsuits – Emergence of new businesses in digital economy sees new rules, regulations, Court cases – 2014 fatwa directing MCMC to block certain sites, deemed not contravening law – Movement Control Order to generate more cyber & IT related disputes in the Court…

  • BFM Podcast: I DUNNO, I’M JUST FORWARDING

    India wants to monitor, intercept and track WhatsApp messages in a bid to curb the spread of misinformation. As you can imagine, this has caused quite the furore but you might be interested to know that some good could also come from the move. Produced by: Sumitra Selvaraj Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek, Sumitra Selvaraj,…

  • BFM Podcast: LANDMARK #3: INSULTS

    I was interviewed by BFM Radio to talk about online insults and the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 on 18 July 2016. Last month, a 76-year-old man was arrested by the police for allegedly posting an insulting picture in a Whatsapp group chat. The man, identified as Pa Ya in media reports, was arrested in…