(From left: Sonny Zulhuda, Prof. Abu Bakar Munir, Datuk Dr. Hj. Abdul Raman Saad, Mohd Shamir Hashim)
(From left: Sonny Zulhuda, Steward J. Forbes, Prof. Ir. Dr. Mohamed Amin Alias, Prof. Abu Bakar Munir, Teh Tai Yong, Sonya Liew Yee Aun)ON 7 October 2009, I attended the National Conference on Personal Data Protection Law organised by Institute Sultan Iskandar (ISI), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. I was invited to chair the second session of the Conference.
The issue of data protection law is not new in Malaysia. The 1st draft personal data protection Bill was drafted back in 2000 but it was not passed as a law at that time. It is known that the Bill has been revised but at this moment, however the current bill is yet to be circulated for public consultation.
This topic has been widely discussed in recent months, mainly due to the fact that the the Bill is scheduled to be tabled, and hopefully passed in the upcoming parliamentary session, which will start in about 2 weeks from now.
In her keynote speech, YB Senator Heng Seai Kie, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Information, Communication and Culture stated that the law, when its passed, would be beneficial to everyone.
The following topics were discussed during the 1 day Conference:
1) "Personal Data Protection Law in Malaysia: Where It Is, Where It's Going, Where It Should Be" - A Personal Data Protection Law has to be enacted as well as an amendment to the constitution enshrining the right to privacy By Professor Abu Bakar Munir, Faculty of Law, Universiti Malaya
2) "Identity theft, phishing and cybercrimes- Can Data Protection Law be of any help?" - A fact that so many security attacks are directed at the personal data. How do we ensure this problem will be encountered. There is an increasing demand for organisation to understand the need for information security
By Mohd Shamir Hashim, Head, Cyber Security Research & Policy Division, CyberSecurity Malaysia
3) "The impact of International Protection & Privacy Law to Malaysian Businesses" - For instance EU Data Privacy Directive impact on Malaysian Companies and what measures must be taken By Datuk Dr. Hj. Abdul Raman Saad, ARSA & Associates
4) “Privacy and Security of Personal Data” - Identifying the intersection for better compliance
By Mr. Sonny Zulhuda, Multimedia University
5) “Consumer Protection: Where does the Consumer stands in Protecting their Privacy” - Invasion of privacy: Personal data can be bought from various sources and Malaysian consumers are vulnerable under the current legal framework.
By Ms. Sonya Liew Yee Aun, Human Rights Committee of the Malaysian Bar Council
6) “The Data Protection Law - Understanding the Business Impact” - Does the compliance with data protection legislation is seen as increasing red tape bureaucracy for local business.
By Mr. Steward J. Forbes, Executive Director, Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Overall, I think it was a very good event which discusses the issue of data protection from different perspective, i.e. from the legal practitioners' perspective, from the academics' perspective as well as from the business community's perspective.
I look forward to the tabling of Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill in coming weeks.
The issue of data protection law is not new in Malaysia. The 1st draft personal data protection Bill was drafted back in 2000 but it was not passed as a law at that time. It is known that the Bill has been revised but at this moment, however the current bill is yet to be circulated for public consultation.
This topic has been widely discussed in recent months, mainly due to the fact that the the Bill is scheduled to be tabled, and hopefully passed in the upcoming parliamentary session, which will start in about 2 weeks from now.
In her keynote speech, YB Senator Heng Seai Kie, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Information, Communication and Culture stated that the law, when its passed, would be beneficial to everyone.
The following topics were discussed during the 1 day Conference:
1) "Personal Data Protection Law in Malaysia: Where It Is, Where It's Going, Where It Should Be" - A Personal Data Protection Law has to be enacted as well as an amendment to the constitution enshrining the right to privacy By Professor Abu Bakar Munir, Faculty of Law, Universiti Malaya
2) "Identity theft, phishing and cybercrimes- Can Data Protection Law be of any help?" - A fact that so many security attacks are directed at the personal data. How do we ensure this problem will be encountered. There is an increasing demand for organisation to understand the need for information security
By Mohd Shamir Hashim, Head, Cyber Security Research & Policy Division, CyberSecurity Malaysia
3) "The impact of International Protection & Privacy Law to Malaysian Businesses" - For instance EU Data Privacy Directive impact on Malaysian Companies and what measures must be taken By Datuk Dr. Hj. Abdul Raman Saad, ARSA & Associates
4) “Privacy and Security of Personal Data” - Identifying the intersection for better compliance
By Mr. Sonny Zulhuda, Multimedia University
5) “Consumer Protection: Where does the Consumer stands in Protecting their Privacy” - Invasion of privacy: Personal data can be bought from various sources and Malaysian consumers are vulnerable under the current legal framework.
By Ms. Sonya Liew Yee Aun, Human Rights Committee of the Malaysian Bar Council
6) “The Data Protection Law - Understanding the Business Impact” - Does the compliance with data protection legislation is seen as increasing red tape bureaucracy for local business.
By Mr. Steward J. Forbes, Executive Director, Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Overall, I think it was a very good event which discusses the issue of data protection from different perspective, i.e. from the legal practitioners' perspective, from the academics' perspective as well as from the business community's perspective.
I look forward to the tabling of Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill in coming weeks.
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