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.

  • 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…

  • Farewell for Justice Wong Kian Kheong

    Farewell dinner with the members of Intellectual Property Bar for Justice Wong Kian Kheong who presided the Intellectual Property Court from 1st January 2016 to 31 August 2018. We compiled all his intellectual property judgments into a book which consisted of 2 volumes as his farewell gift. He had contributed to the development of our…

  • Public Consultation Paper 1/2018: The Implementation of Data Breach Notification

    The Public Consultation Paper (PCP) No. 1/2018 entitled The Implementation of Data Breach Notification is intended to solicit feedback from data users and/or relevant parties pertaining to personal data breach management. Personal data breach has become a global threat. Therefore, in light of this, the Personal Data Protection Commissioner (Commissioner) is going to implement Data…

  • IMLC 2018: Future of Lawyering: Fight or Flight?

    I will be speaking at one of the Breakout Sessions of International Malaysia Law Conference held on 14 to 17 August 2018. My session will be on 14 August, 3pm. Are wood-paneled offices and the colourful display of boundless volumes of law reports a thing of the past. Has the time come to embrace all…