Foong Cheng Leong

Category: Data Privacy

  • Meeting with the Personal Data Protection Department, Putrajaya (26 Nov 2014)

    Article and photos contributed by Sarah Yong Li Hsien, Officer, Ad Hoc Committee on Personal Data Protection Wednesday, 17 December 2014 09:43am On 26 Nov 2014, the Bar Council Ad Hoc Committee on Personal Data Protection (“Committee”) visited the Personal Data Protection Department (“PDPD”) at the Ministry of Communication and Multimedia in Putrajaya. The delegation,…

  • Survey Relating to Compounding Regulations

    The Malaysia Personal Data Protection Commissioner Office wishes to enforce compounding regulations pursuant to the Personal Data Protection Act 2010. They have now issued a survey for the members of the public and organisations. Any response to the survey should be submitted before 14 November 2014. For more details, go to www.pdp.gov.my Download: Survey Form…

  • Retirement of Haji Abu Hassan Ismail

    With the retirement of Haji Abu Hassan Ismail as the Director General of the Personal Data Protection Department, Encik Mazmalek bin Mohamad has been appointed as the new Director General of the Personal Data Protection Department effective from 1st October 2014.

  • Malaysian Bar releases feedback to Personal Data Protection Commissioner’s Proposal Papers

    On behest of the Malaysian Bar Ad Hoc Committee for the Personal Data Protection Act, the Malaysian Bar has published the feedback by Ad Hoc Committee on Personal Data Protection to Personal Data Protection Commissioner’s following proposal papers. 1) Guideline on Compliance of Personal Data Protection Act 2010; 2) Guide on the Management of Employee…

  • BFM Podcast: Revenge Porn

    I was interviewed by BFM Radio to talk about revenge porn on 22 July 2014. Your browser does not support native audio, but you can download this MP3 to listen on your device. The availability of affordable smartphones and cheap mobile data are contributing to the rise of sextortion, the non-consensual publication online of explicit…

  • Bread & Kaya: Cyberstalking, harassment … and road rage

    Bread & Kaya: Cyberstalking, harassment … and road rage Foong Cheng Leong Jul 17, 2014 – No specific Malaysian law that criminalises stalking or harassment – Singapore has enacted such laws, and Malaysia should follow suit THE recent case of a blogger complaining that she had been harassed and stalked by a fan got me…

  • [No. 5/2014] Guide On The Management Of CCTV Under Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) 2010

    The Malaysia Personal Data Protection Commissioner (Commissioner) has published a proposal paper entitled, “Guide On The Management Of CCTV Under Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) 2010”. This proposal paper aims to provide guidelines for an individual or organization in the management of CCTV under Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA). Any comments on the Proposal…

  • BFM Podcast: The Right to be Forgotten

    I was interviewed by BFMRadio to talk about privacy laws and the right to be forgotten on 28 May 2014. If your browser does not support native audio, but you can download this MP3 to listen on your device. In what could be a landmark case for internet privacy, the European Court of Justice ruled…

  • Leveraging Big Data

    I was quoted in the May 2014 issue of Personal Money. Leveraging Big Data Personal Finance Written by Emily Chow and Sarah Voon of The Edge Malaysia Friday, 16 May 2014 00:00 UPLOADING photos on Facebook; making an ATM transaction; operating a machine in a factory; making a call from a handphone. On the surface,…

  • Data Protection Conference: Beyond Opt In and Opt Out

    I have been invited to be one of the panelists for the panel session, Jurisdictions and marketplace experience: United States of America, EU, Asia-Pacific, ASEAN and Middle East. Click on the images below for larger view.