Category: Data Privacy
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After newest data leak, lawyers say time for Putrajaya to give up PDPA immunity
I was asked by The Malay Mail to comment on the data breaches at Government agencies and what we should do regarding these breaches especially when the Federal and State Governments are exempted from the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (“PDPA“). I said- Another lawyer, Foong Cheng Leong, pointed out that those responsible for previous…
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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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The other side of tech
I was asked by The Edge Malaysia to comment on the collection of personal data by the Malaysian Government, particularly, the data submitting by individuals in compliance with pandemic control related laws. I said- Currently, the PDPA [Personal Data Protection Act 2010] does not apply to the government. This should be addressed, adds Foong Cheng…
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How much information can be revealed with your IC number?
I was asked by Malaysiakini to comment on the availability of a person’s identity card number to other members of the public, particularly, by the Government to the members of the members of the public. Open data convenient for public to access In Malaysia, it is not difficult to obtain another person’s IC number as…
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Phone tapping is the issue, not PKR-Umno pact, says Zaid
I was asked by Free Malaysia Today to add in to the alleged leaked voice recording of political parties leaders, Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and PKR president Anwar Ibrahim. It was reported that the voice recording was of the two presidents but the source of the leakage is unknown. Zahid Hamidi has claimed that…
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Making MySejahtera compulsory raises privacy, connectivity concerns, say experts
I was asked by FreeMalaysiaToday to comment on Malaysian Government’s plan to make MySejahtera, a contact tracing mobile application, compulsory in tracing peopleās movements. The Malaysian Government has said it is considering making the use of the MySejahtera mandatory and doing away with the manual registration of personal data when people access public places. Meanwhile,…
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Department of Personal Data Protection’s Advisory on the collection, processing and storage of personal data by business premises during the Conditional Movement Control Order period
The Department of Personal Data Protection has issued an advisory on the collection, processing and storage of personal data by business premises during the Conditional Movement Control Order period (“Advisory“). According to the Advisory, businesses are only permitted to record minimal information – name, contact number, as well as dates and times of visit –…
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BFM Podcast: PROTECTING OUR PRIVACY
Gobind Singh Deo, Minister of Communications and Multimedia will consider reviewing the 9 year old Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) at the āImpact of EU-GDPR in Malaysia and Non-EU Countriesāconference. The act was formulated back in 2010 and since, there has been a lot of development in the area of privacy and data protection. We…