{"id":2380,"date":"2022-04-17T03:59:51","date_gmt":"2022-04-17T03:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foongchengleong.com\/?p=2380"},"modified":"2022-04-17T04:00:47","modified_gmt":"2022-04-17T04:00:47","slug":"government-says-not-liable-for-damages-over-mysejahtera-data-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foongchengleong.com\/wp\/government-says-not-liable-for-damages-over-mysejahtera-data-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Says Not Liable For Damages Over MySejahtera Data Use"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/foongchengleong.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mysejahtera.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/foongchengleong.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Mysejahtera.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2382\" width=\"705\" height=\"591\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I was asked by <a href=\"https:\/\/codeblue.galencentre.org\/2022\/04\/14\/government-says-not-liable-for-damages-over-mysejahtera-data-use\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CodeBlue<\/a>, a health care news portal, to comment on the recent debacle about MySejahtera App, particularly, on the disclaimer of MySejahtera&#8217;s terms and conditions. The term states-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>DISCLAIMER<br>Government of Malaysia shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused by the usage of any information obtained from this Application.<\/p><cite><a href=\"https:\/\/mysejahtera.malaysia.gov.my\/penafian_en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/mysejahtera.malaysia.gov.my\/penafian_en\/\">https:\/\/mysejahtera.malaysia.gov.my\/penafian_en\/<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is an extract from the article- <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Intellectual property (IP) and information technology (IT) lawyer Foong Cheng Leong said the MySejahtera disclaimer does not allow the government to disclaim liability for negligence.<\/p><p>\u201cThis clause has no legal effect for damages and losses due to negligence claims,\u201d Foong told CodeBlue. \u201cData breach is a form of negligence.\u201d<\/p><p>He explained that the MySejahtera disclaimer means that the government cannot be held liable for loss or damages in incidents that do not involve negligence, such as wrongly reporting Covid-19 cases.<\/p><p>When asked if the government could be held liable, despite its disclaimer, if a private company somehow manages to get access to MySejahtera users\u2019 personal data and uses it for marketing purposes, Foong replied in the affirmative, but said a data breach must first be proven.<\/p><p>He also pointed out that MySejahtera\u2019s privacy policy merely states how the government treats one\u2019s personal data on the app, but omits specifying its data retention policy, security measures, or government contractors handling the app. The only retention period mentioned by the app\u2019s privacy policy relates to check-in data, which is 90 days, but nothing for other user data like personal details and medical and health information like Covid-19 diagnostics, close contact status, and blood pressure and heart rate readings.<\/p><p>\u201cThe privacy policy is scarcely explained.\u201d<\/p><p>\u2026.<\/p><p>Foong said although the government may claim that MySejahtera data protection is in compliance with PDPA requirements (which the government is not legally subject to), the lawyer said the law just sets out the basics.<\/p><p>\u201cUnder the PDPA, the privacy policy has to be in a certain format, for example, describe what is collected, the purposes of collection, whether it\u2019s obligatory to collect and if so, consequences for not providing those obligatory data. But no requirement to state what kind of security is provided, what is the retention time etc.\u201d<\/p><p>\u2026<\/p><p>In the intellectual property section of the App Store review guidelines for app developers, Apple requires app developers to ensure that their app \u201conly includes content that you created or that you have a licence to use.\u201d<\/p><p>This includes avoiding use of protected \u201cthird-party material such as trademarks, copyrighted works, or patented ideas\u201d in the app. \u201cApps should be submitted by the person or legal entity that owns or has licensed the intellectual property and other relevant rights.\u201d<\/p><p>Foong said this does not indicate that the Malaysian government, which is described on Apple\u2019s App Store as the MySejahtera developer, owns the app and its IP.<\/p><p>\u201cThe app and content are different,\u201d the lawyer said, adding that MySejahtera content includes things like user data, images, write-ups, charts, or source codes of the app.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was asked by CodeBlue, a health care news portal, to comment on the recent debacle about MySejahtera App, particularly, on the disclaimer of MySejahtera&#8217;s terms and conditions. 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