Blogger Sues Google for Revealing Her Identity :: GLOBAL ::

As the case below resulting in Cohen wins court battle to expose blogger identity, the same anonymous blogger which committed in defamation on the internet want to sues Google for revealing her identity.

Comment:

Google revealing the identity of the anonymous blogger according to court order. By law, Google are allows to reveal someone's identity if it is an order from a court.

In this case, I would definitely feel that the said blogger's idea in suing "Google" for revealing her identity is seriously ridiculous and unjustified.

First of all, said blogger had already committed an offense under the law by posting comments and remarks which had resulted in defaming a person's reputation. While Google's action on revealing the blogger's identity is far by justified because of the court order ruling.

Therefore, i would say that the blogger has no grounds on resulting such action to sue Google.

Skank ruling rips open web anonymity :: GLOBAL ::

Last week, Google was forced to reveal the electronic identity of an anonymous blogger who had defamed an international cover girl online. While cyber victims welcome the move, some Internet users are outraged at the invasion of online privacy.

Comment:

Above case indicates that there are a few internet users who were outraged on the decision made to reveal the anonymous blogger's identity as it is considered an invasion of a person's online privacy.

This however, i strongly disagree. Gis of case clearly states that "Google" initially did not reveal the said blogger's identity upon the request of said cover-girl as it is part of the rights given to each of their users in its agreement under terms and condition. Therefore, this proves that google had made a correct decision and not breaching its agreement.

Unfortunately, said cover-girl had later decided to file sue on google for not reveiling the blogger's identity whom had posted unpleasant remarks on her which can also be called as defamation. In favour of the cover-girl, court had granted her request and ordered google to reveal the identity of the blogger.

As a result, google had no other options but to reveal its user. My point is, online privacy has already been entitled to each and every internet users. However, in this particular case the said blogger had misused its given privilege.

In conclusion, reason for such actions to be taken is also to protect other internet users in cases not only as mentioned but also cases that relates to crime and other misuse act under the law. Overall, i do not see that we as an internet user should feel unhappy or outraged on the matter.

The Malaysia Supreme Court Building In Kuala Lumpur

facebook killed the private life :: GLOBAL ::

In this thechnology world, more people goes online to interact and communicate with friend, family, relative and other. In fact, social network has become famous and number of user is increasing each day. Currently, Facebook has become the most famous social network community in society all around the world. We can say almost everyone around the world is on Facebook. Nowadays, society are more preferred to stay in touch and communicate in Facebook. They publish and share their personal information, images, video and many other information to public and can be easily accessible by any anonymous person regardless their privacy.

In fact, social network are profoundly changing the definition of what we consider as private. Even Facebook is for public, people still concern about their privacy but some people doesn't really care about that. For example, there is a group of people is talking in public, then one unknown person come in join the group but the person are the weird one in this situation. In the real world, we call that lots of places where you were in public but you are not in public.

Some people may think the more they let people in the wider the audience and stronger their following. I might agree with this because for me it is neither about popularity nor fame. This is all about the opportunity that internet world created to make more money in cyber world. By using Facebook, people can easily post their new product or services and share it to all friend. This means, the more friend you have in the list the more chances for you to create more money. This is a good way of doing a business but user must separate their own personal account and business account.

As the communication technology has been revolutionize, it may lead to privacy disaster and affects everyone who is on Facebook. User may has concern about their privacy issues in Facebook as they have a right of privacy in cyber world. Therefore, the government should formulate and tighten up the law on privacy and to make sure everyone can surfing safely and their personal information will be protected

Karpal may propose privacy laws :: LOCAL ::

DAP national chairman Karpal Singh said today he may propose privacy legislation through a Private Member's Bill during the next session of the Dewan Rakyat in 2010. By constructing new law on privacy, it may reduce cyber crime cases and the safety of internet or computer user. Karpal singh also said the thresholds for defamation did provide some incidental protection against unwarranted privacy invasions.

This law is propose due to Malaysia looks set to enact a Personal Data Protection Act in which still lacking in specific legislation to protect the right to privacy for each user. The Personal Data Protection Bill 2009, largely regulates data collection, storage and processing in commercial transactions. Else, Privacy protection is available in limited circumstances via specific provisions in several laws, including the Penal Code, and Communications and Multimedia Act 1998.

URL: http://www.theedgemalaysia.com/political-news/154477-karpal-may-propose-privacy-laws.html

Comment:

The idea of proposing the new Multimedia Law regarding privacy is good and necessary. As we look into the internet and computer world, we can see there are a huge amount of data and information gather from approximately 1,733,993,741 users all around the world. In order to keep the data and everyone safe, the government or agency that responsible need to implement law on highest privacy for all users and improve the security to make it difficult to be broke or sneak in. Privacy on data and user must be protect because as the cyber crime is rapidly growing together with the technology world.

More than 4,000 cybercrime cases reported in two years :: LOCAL ::

Statistic in Malaysia shows more than 4,000 cyber crime complaints reported in two years, mostly consisted of hack threats, fraud, denial of services and other computer problem such files lost or corrupted by viruses. This is not a good sight for us. Hackers can simply break into our computer system and personal information, missed use and destroy it.

There are many agencies involved to solving computer problems as they aimed to serve the needs of the public and improve security to decrease number of cyber crime. the agency's services catered for individuals, as well as companies, who faced computer related problems. The public agency was also working closely with enforcement agencies such as the police in solving cybercrimes in the country.

URL: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/1/17/nation/20090117161235&sec=nation

Comment:

Cybercrime is a crime committed by a person who has an ability or expertise to use computer on the internet to gain benefit of its own or company by hurting other people. This is not a good exercise made by unethical person on the internet and many people worries about their safety and security in cyber world as the technology allow access to those criminal to commit crime easily without thinking of others.

There are many cases involving cyber crime which disturbing and distracting our privacy and safety in cyber world for example hacking. These hackers have an ability to sneak into our personal data or send viruses into our computer systems.

If there is no law regarding those matters, many people, company or government will experience financial lost and it will also affects country's economic as a whole. People won't go online if they know there is no security that could protect them from hunger of computer criminal.

Hence, by formulating and strengthen the law, it will affect behavior of internet user behaving on the internet. it will also avoid and minimize such cases.

Don't Be like this Ugly hAckErS!!

Questions cloud cyber crime cases :: GLOBAL ::

Recently, a 19 years old teenage was accused of crushing systems at the port of Houston in Texas hacking into its computer systems.

He was accused of bombing the port's computer system with thousands of uninvited electronic messages on 20 September 2001 but the jury cleared him after believing his defense that there is another hackers had broken into his computer and used it to launch the attack.

The end of this case, the teenage was found not guilty because the prosecution case failed to convince the jury that the teenage was responsible for the attack.

URL : http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3202116.stm

Comment:

In my opinion, the defendant should have full responsibility towards their own system and to keep their system always be protected. He need to make sure that no one can easily access his system and act in a way that could harm other people, company or country on the internet.

In this technological age, computer crime such as internet fraud, spamming, hacking, defamation and etc has become a major concern to all society. Many people tend to take advantage from it that may result in someone's loss. Hence, many program and software has been develop to enhance the security as well as reduce the issues.

In Malaysia, if the person found guilty for such offense, he will be convicted under Section 4 Computer Crime Act 1997 unauthorized access to facilitate further offense which he may either to pay maximum of RM150,000 or imprisonment up to 10 years or both.

Finally, every person who get access on the internet world need to have an understand of the concept of public is not always public. They need to have a characteristic of self regulatory to behave in ethical manner and respect other who surfing on the internet.

Introduction to Legal Framework for Multimedia

The thing never come a cross my mind to study law but in Legal Framework class, it change my perception about law and how important for each of us need to understand law in our love country. This is an interesting subject because we are learning the foundation of law in Malaysia and Law in Multimedia.

This subject help me to recognize and understand more about law, cyber crime, digital privacy and etc. that i should know because it relating to what i want to do in future. By understand these law, we can't easily being fool and simply breaking the law.

I would like to share and give some comments about latest issues relating law and regulation and multimedia legal framework. As we know, there are many issues regarding law, court cases, crimes and many more involving public and private law happen in the world today.