Category: Social Media
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Malaysia’s First Action against Unknown Persons on Cyberspace
Every legal author’s dream is to have his or her writing quoted in a Court case. I am stoked that my book “Foong’s Malaysia Cyber, Electronic Evidence and Information Technology Law” was recently quoted by Justice Ong Chee Kwan in the High Court case of Zschimmer & Schwarz GmbH & Co KG Chemische Fabriken v…
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Digital Edge: Techtalk: Rapid digitalisation — what happens to privacy?
I was asked by The Edge to comment about the the current state of Malaysia’s own Personal Data Protection Act 2010. Sonia Ong of Wong & Partners, Maneesh Chandra, chief technology officer of Firmus Sdn Bhd and Vernon Chua, CEO of enterprise data analytics start-up Innergia Labs Sdn Bhd are also featured in this article.…
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BFM Podcast: IS IT WRONG TO FILM THE POLICE?
I was asked by BFM Radio to comment on whether it is an offence to film the police. This issue came about when UM graduate Wong Yan Ke was arrested for filming the arrest of his friend. He was arrested and later charged under s. 188 of the Penal Code. S. 188 of the Penal…
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Maintaining privacy and control
I was asked by The Star to comment on the National Digital ID (NDID) Framework which is currently under the development of the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia (MCMC). The NDID will would ease the public in the process of verification and authentication of their identities for performing digital transactions based on based on biometric features…
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BFM Podcast: HOW WILL THE NEW FINAS REQUIREMENT AFFECT YOU?
I was asked by BFM Radio to comment on the requirement under the Perbadanan Kemajuan Filem Nasional Malaysia Act 1981 (FINAS Act) which requires, among others, those who produce or distribute films to be registered with Perbadanan Kemajuan Filem (FINAS). This issue came about when Dato’ Saifuddin Abdullah, Minister of the Communications and Multimedia was…
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BFM Podcast: COMMENT SECTION LEADING TO CONTEMPT OF COURT?
Malaysiakini and its editor-in-chief are being cited for contempt of court over several readers’ comments on an article. We reach out to Foong Cheng Leong to find out what the law says about holding media portals accountable over comments made by readers. Produced by: Tasha FusilPresented by: Lee Chwi Lynn
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Can the police ask for our passwords? What if we forget them? Experts weigh in after Patrick Teoh’s Facebook insult case
I was asked by The Malay Mail to comment on laws relating to request of passwords of computer devices and online accounts and also the arrest of Patrick Teoh, a veteran radio personality. Patrick had allegedly posted certain disparaging comments about the Crown Prince of Johor and was arrested by the police for doing so.…
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BFM Podcast: Popek Popek: Do You Protect Your Personal Data?
An article on Vox looks at how dating apps are mining users’ data. We look at what measures people should be taking to protect their personal data, as online privacy becomes increasingly elusive. Produced by: Loo Juosie, Syamin Azhar Presented by: Kelvin Yee, Kam Raslan
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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…
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Worried About Your Data While Using Gerak Malaysia? We Asked A Lawyer About It
I was interviewed by The Rakyat Post on the use of the Malaysian Government’s mobile application “Gerak Malaysia” which was introduced to allow Malaysians to apply for permission to travel between states during the Movement Control Order, among others. An excerpt (with modification) from the article is reproduced below). What do you think of the…