Foong Cheng Leong

Tag: Personal Data Protection Act 2010

  • BFM Podcast: PROTECTING OUR PRIVACY

    Gobind Singh Deo, Minister of Communications and Multimedia will consider reviewing the 9 year old Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) at the “Impact of EU-GDPR in Malaysia and Non-EU Countries”conference. The act was formulated back in 2010 and since, there has been a lot of development in the area of privacy and data protection. We…

  • ‘Hunt’ for critics of monarchy: So what does the law say about ‘doxing’?

    I was interviewed by the Malay Mail regarding the issue of “doxing”. “Doxing” or “doxxing”, in my opinion, is the act of harvesting and publication of personal information of a person on the Internet often with the intention to, among others, annoy, harass, humiliate, insult, threaten, intimidate, or punish the identified individual. Such personal information…

  • BFM Podcast: FACIAL RECOGNITION TO FIGHT CRIME

    Penang has just launched the country’s first CCTV surveillance using facial recognition. Produced by: Loo Juosie Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Kelvin Yee Your browser does not support native audio, but you can download this MP3 to listen on your device.

  • 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: 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

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Here’s What You Should Know The Next Time Someone Asks For Your MyKad

    I was featured in The Malaysian Digest’s article entitled “Here’s What You Should Know The Next Time Someone Asks For Your MyKad” on 22 February 2018. If Your Identity Is Stolen, It May Be Difficult To Prove Your Innocence Although the Private Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA) that protects our data, which is collected for…

  • 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…

  • CCTVs in cinema are legal, but…

    I was quoted in an article entitled “CCTVs in cinema are legal, but…” the in Free Malaysia Today news portal on 21 March 2017. It was reported that Kuala Terengganu has finally had its first cinema in 20 years. However, CCTV cameras are installed in each of the cinema hall. The cameras will broadcast live…