Foong Cheng Leong

Tag: BFM Radio

  • 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

  • BFM Podcast: LANDMARK #22: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN OUR PERSONAL DATA IS LEAKED

    Late last year, it was reported that the private data of 46.2 million mobile phone subscribers were leaked sometime in the middle of 2014. All 14 telcos were affected in what is Malaysia’s biggest ever data breach. Explaining what this means for you and me is lawyer Foong Cheng Leong. He chairs the KL Bar’s…

  • BFM Podcast: LANDMARK #17: FACEBOOK

    Subsequent to my update on the Malaysian 2016 cyberlaw cases, I was interviewed by BFM Radio to talk about general laws applicable to social media in Malaysia on 13 April 2017. I also covered the rules applicable to your digital data after your death and how to manage them in preparation of your death. Who…

  • BFM Podcast: CYBERSTALKING

    I was interviewed by BFM Radio to talk about stalking and harassment laws in Malaysia in general on 10 January 2017. Japan just recently introduced laws to ban cyberstalking after a musical artist there was stabbed by a fan. Malaysia, while having laws that deal with harassment, has yet to introduce laws on stalking. We…

  • BFM Podcast: LANDMARK #16: INSULTS

    I was interviewed by BFM Radio to talk about online insults and the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 on 18 July 2016. Last month, a 76-year-old man was arrested by the police for allegedly posting an insulting picture in a Whatsapp group chat. The man, identified as Pa Ya in media reports, was arrested in…

  • BFM Podcast: WEB OF EXPLOITATION

    I was interviewed BFM Radio on the issue of sexual grooming and sex offenders registry and the podcast was published on 8 June 2016. Your browser does not support native audio, but you can download this MP3 to listen on your device. The rise of pedophilia and other sex offences recently have put in the…

  • BFM Podcast: WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR SEX TAPE IS PUBLISHED?

    I was interviewed by BFM Radio to talk about invasion of privacy in Malaysia and the podcast was published on 27 April 2016. Your browser does not support native audio, but you can download this MP3 to listen on your device. On March 21th, a six-person jury awarded Hulk Hogan, the stage name of retired…

  • BFM Podcast: APPLE VERSUS THE FBI

    I was interviewed by BFM Radio to talk about US Government’s request to compel Apple Inc to assist in the access of a suspected terrorist’s iPhone on 24 February 2016. On February 16, Apple published a message on its website, outlining to its customers that they would not be complying with a request from the…

  • BFM Podcast: Suing Illegal Downloaders

    I was interviewed by BFM Radio to talk about illegal downloading of music, songs etc by internet users on 13 April 2015. The makers of Dallas Buyers Club, the award winning movie starring Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto, have been aggressively going after online pirates in the United States, Australia and now, Singapore. What set…

  • BFM Podcast: Sedition, Porn and Torrents

    I was interviewed by BFM Radio to talk about the regulation of social media space in Malaysia on 17 February 2015. The Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar recently cautioned Malaysians to be mindful of what they post on social media platforms like twitter in order not to get on the wrong…