Foong Cheng Leong

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I am an advocate and solicitor of the High Court of Malaya and a registered trade mark, industrial designs and patent agent. I am also the author of the books, Compendium of Malaysian Intellectual Property Cases consisting of two (2) volumes, namely, trade marks and copyright and industrial designs, and Foong’s Malaysia Cyber, Electronic Evidence and Information Technology Law.

  • Cyber Laws Cases

    I assisted the Bar Council Cyber Laws Committee to prepare this of cases relating to cyber laws. This list is taken from my draft manuscript for my next book “Information Technology and Cyber Laws of Malaysia“. This list is intended to assist practitioners and members of the public in understanding cyber laws and information technology laws…

  • Malaysia’s Personal Data Protection Codes of Practice

    The following are the latest Codes of Practice published by Malaysia’s Personal Data Protection Commissioner- (1) Aviation Sector(2) Insurance and Takaful Industry(3) Utilities Sector (Electricity)(4) Banking and Financial Sector

  • BFM Podcast: DO WE NEED ANTI-HATE SPEECH LAWS

    Minister Gobind Singh Deo wants anti-hate speech laws that have a global reach, flowing a blogger’s racist remarks. Produced by: Tasha FusilPresented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Umapagan Ampikaipakan Original link

  • BFM Podcast: RIGHT TO BE FORGOTTEN

    Google is fighting against the global expansion of the EU established ‘right to be forgotten’ law that allows indviduals to demand the removal of private and potentially damaging information from the internet. Produced by: Tasha FusilPresented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Umapagan Ampikaipakan Original link

  • BFM Podcast: CRACKING DOWN ON “FAKE NEWS”

    The government is just about ready to roll out legislation that will crack down on fake news. We mull over what this means- will controlling the internet stifle our freedom to exchange information? And can these laws really help solve the issue of fake news? What is fake news? Produced by: Tasha FusilPresented by: Ezra…

  • Right to prevent processing for purposes of direct marketing

    Pursuant to s. 43(1) of the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA), a data subject may, at any time by notice in writing to a data user, require the data user at the end of such period as is reasonable in the circumstances to cease or not to begin processing his personal data for purposes…

  • YLC Seminar on Business Development for Lawyers: Building Your Career Beyond Legal Skills on 20 October 2018

    To register, please visit Kuala Lumpur Bar’s website.

  • BFM Podcast: ROLLING IN THE DEEP(FAKE)

    Realistic face swapping technology is giving rise to “deepfake”, a new kind of video that allows us to superimpose celebrities into compromising situations. Produced by: Juosie LooPresented by: Umapagan Ampikaipakan | Ezra Zaid Original link

  • Hijacking hardware in stealth mode

    I was featured by The Star in their article “Hijacking hardware in stealth mode“. I was asked to comment about malicious cryptomining Malaysia. Under our law, malicious cryptominers can be punished with the Computer Crimes Act 1997, says Bar Council information technology and cyberlaw committee deputy chairman Foong Cheng Leong. “It can be considered unauthorised…

  • Getting ‘played’ over games

    I was featured by The Star in their article “Getting ‘played’ over games“. I was asked to comment about online impersonation in Malaysia. Bar Council information technology and cyberlaw committee deputy chairman Foong Cheng Leong said somebody who impersonates another person online could be breaking the law if the actions fall within criminal activity. “For…