Internet freedom Discussion Topic

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Freedom that kills, or kill the freedom?

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Not everybody in our country actually supports every single rules and regulation in Cyber Law. Well of course there are benefits for those who misuse the internet but at the same time we might do some damage to other people and we do not know when we will be a victim of cyber crime.

Most of the people who use the internet in Malaysia actually know how to download song files, movies, novels and it is actually a good way to save because the original products will actually cost us quite an amount of money. Not only by downloading, most of the young people nowadays knows how to stream online and watch movies or shows which is provided by certain software such as PPStream. This has actually given us some benefits because in Malaysia the government will not track us down and punish us unlike other countries. Some people might abuse the internet and scams other people for their own benefits. Private information such as credit card information, banking accounts, email accounts are the main targets for the scammers as they will steal your money through these areas.

On the other hand, the main reason for the need for the cyber law is the growth of the electronic commerce which makes it necessary to have effective laws. Private information will be vulnerable to hackers because almost everybody does transactions over the internet. E-commerce has become a huge activity in this world today and we must protect it from the people who called internet criminals from attacking people. The computer users that download illegal files from the internet are actually affecting the company who owns the original files. Even though the file is just a small file but what if the whole country is downloading the file but not buying the original product? We have all violated the rule because we are not using the product legally.

If businesses can make great use of the internet tools, so can the criminals.
Do you think that it is right to continue the internet freedom in Malaysia or shall we stop all the illegal activities in the internet? Please share you opinion.

Weekly Poll Result Analysis

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From the weekly poll survey, there are 17 respondents participated in answering the quick poll section from 17 Jan 2010, Saturday to 23 Jan 2010, Saturday.

One of them is not sure or do not know about the best description of Cyber Law. This showed that most of the internet computer users at least have doundation knowledge on Cyber Law. The answer “Not sure/Don’t know” explained that although e-education became a basic activity everyday, but it does not means that all of the internet computer user will be familiar with Cyber rules and regulation. The reason is the users might only concentrate on their needed application, website and online knowledge. Thus, although in the first week poll section “Not sure/Don’t know” just scored 6% however, government should cooperate with law department and education sectors to ensure all of the internet computer users are aware to Cyber Law in order to avoid unnecessary illegal activities involved.

12% which is 2 out of 17 respondents choosed the answer “Protect the value of information”. This is not the wrong answer but it is not a complete answer as well. We believe that value of information play a very important part in internet world. There is many different information exchanging everyday through the internet from images, text, video, and more media elements, it is hardly to control other might misuse the information or copied from any other person’s work. In order to protect the value of original information, Copyright Act is one of the most common Cyber Laws in Malaysia and other countries. Come back to the CyberLaw.blogspot.com poll section, the internet computer users still do not really understanding Cyber Law because some of them only realized part of the role in cyber law.

From the result, part of the respondents choosed “protect computer user privacy” as the answer. Same as above, this is an incomplete answer. 4 out of 17 respondents found that Cyber Law is created for the purpose of protect internet computer user privacy. In our opinion, this is because after the internet became a daily activity, there are many illegal criminal activities involved which is against the privacy. For example, Cyber stalking or Hacking happened all around the world. Nothing to be doubt, those criminal acts have bring many troubles to the internet users. Some of the personal details or information might get spread through internet and it is hardly to stop it.

No matter “protect the value of information” or “protect the computer user privacy”, Cyber Law is created to protect both of it and even more than these. Most of the respondents agreed that Cyber Law can protect information and self-privacy. 59% of them have the basic knowledge and aware toward Cyber Law. This is a good sign that with the basic awareness, Cyber Law can helps up in controlling the discipline in internet activities. For the answer “others”, none of the respondents voted for it. It is clearly explained that because respondents do not hold the strong Cyber Law knowledge so they prefer go for answers showed in the poll.

In conclusion, internet computer users do have basic knowledge on Cyber Law but they do not really familiar with it. Actually, Cyber Law is not just covered the value of information and privacy but it is more than that. Different countries come with different Cyber Law, government and education sector should put in more efforts on education the Cyber Law to internet users. This will be one of the best strategy to reduce internet criminal activities.

Specific legal Instrument on Information Infrastructure

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http://www.scribd.com/Cyber-Law-Ppt/d/9427307

Communication and Multimedia Act

http://www.msc.com.my/cyberlaws/ACT%20588%20-%20Communications%20and%20Multimedia%20Act%201998/a0588s0003.htm

Purpose: to promote national policy objectives for the communications and multimedia industry which is establishing a licensing and regulatory framework in support of national policy for the communications and multimedia industry. The Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 is based on the basic principles of transparency and clarity; more competition and less regulation; flexibility; bias towards generic rules; regulatory forbearance; emphasis on process rather than content; administrative and sector transparency; and industry self-regulation.

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Computer Crimes Act

http://www.ktak.gov.my/system/uploaded/files/Computer%20Crimes%201997%20-%20Act%20563.pdf

Purposes: a person secures access to any program or data held in a computer if, by causing a computer to perform any function, he alters or erases the program or data. Copying and moving the data to any storage medium other than that in which it is held or to a different location in the storage medium in which it is held. This will causes it to be output from the computer in which it is held whether by having it displayed or in any other manner. The explanation of this Act is basically about the misuse of internet for an inappropriate reason. Computer Crimes such as hacking, obtaining private organization data, creating a threat to the government is all classified under cyber terrorism.

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Digital Signature Act

http://www.parlimen.gov.my/actindexbi/pdf/ACT-562.pdf

Purpose: This Act is to manifest approval of a certificate while knowing or having notice of its content or to apply to a licensed certification authority for a certificate, without revoking the application by delivering notice of the revocation to the licensed certification authority, and obtaining a signed, written receipt from the licensed certification authority, if the licensed certification authority subsequently issues a certificate based on the application. A digital signature is an electronic means of authenticating an online identity. A digital signature can: Authenticate the identity of the sender of a message or signer of a document. Encrypt the message so that it can only be read by the intended recipient. Be used to ensure that the original content of the message is unchanged. The message can be attributable to the sender and be automatically time-stamped.

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BNM Minimum Guidelines in Internet Banking in Malaysia

http://www.bnm.gov.my/files/publication/ar/en/2004/cp05_002_whitebox.pdf
Purpose: Further initiatives were undertaken to strengthen the safety and soundness of the financial system and promote competition and efficiency in the banking industry. In addition, measures were implemented to ensure continuous access to financing as well as to enhance consumer protection and confidence in the banking sector. There are loads of Minimum Guidelines in BNM such as cheques, investment, insurance and Takaful and Shariah. This Guideline has enabled us to use internet banking with more confidence and it has minimized our task because we don’t need to go bank. All the banks in Malaysia have to fulfill the objectives and security which is set by the BNM so that they can minimize internet fraud.

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Content Code

http://www.asialaw.com/Article/2097604/Search/Results/New-guidance-on-comparative-advertising.html?Keywords=Content+Code
Purpose: The Content Code adopted by the Communications and Multimedia Content Forum (CMCF) of Malaysia sets out best practices for online standards and broadcast content. The Code generally allows comparative advertising in advertisements with other advertisers or products in the interests of competition subject to the following conditions;
(a) Principles of fair competition are respected, without consumers likely being misled
(b) Comparisons shall not confer an artificial advantage upon the advertiser or misleadingly suggest a better bargain; and
(c) Comparisons shall be based on substantiated facts and shall be the same for all products compared, so that like is compared with like.

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Electronic Commerce Act 2006

http://www.scribd.com/doc/24227541/Cyber-Law
Purpose: This is an Act to provide for legal recognition of electronic messages in commercial transactions. The use of the electronic messages to fulfill legal requirements and to enable facilitates commercial transactions through the use of electronic means and other matters connected therewith. E-commerce is a new way of conduction, managing and executing business transactions using modern means of information technology. It refers to all forms of transactions relation to commercial activities, including both organizations and individuals that are based upon the processing and transmission of digitized data, including text sound and visual image.

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Malaysia Cyber Law Discussion Topic

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Source - http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=302117

Date - December 12, 2007, 19.03pm
Title - Malaysia should focus more on enforcing Cyber Law, Says Microsoft

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Microsoft Corporation’s corporate vice – President Pamela S.Passman said that Malaysia should keep up-to-date with the latest cybercrime-related activities in order to deal with the current issues on Information and Communications Technology (ICT). Moreover, she advised Malaysia to invest on the law enforcement training to build up a legal infrastructure to serve as deterrent to cybercrime activities.


Malaysia has introduced an developed several cyber law which including :-Communication and multimedia Act, Computer Crimes Act, Digital Signature Act, Content Code, Copy Right Act and others that can be found in post 1.

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However, as a computer internet user, I found that cyber law in Malaysia is totally incomplete. In this case, I would rate 2 out of 10 for the satisfaction toward Malaysia Cyber Law because Malaysia government does not really care about what the people do in the internet as long as it doesn’t concern serious criminal acts such as terrorism or creating riots. Cyber law in Malaysia can’t work because of the weak law enforcement and most likely there will be no criminal charges on the people who violated the laws. The other factors that made Malaysia vulnerable to internet crimes are because of the government body which are not able to stop other major crimes in Malaysia such as Free illegal Download. People will start to do these because they knew that the government wouldn’t care less.

In order to enforce the internet laws in Malaysia, the government has to start from the root of the problem such as banning all illegal cyber activities. Heavy punishment such as jail sentence and fines on the people who violated rules and regulations of the internet law will also help to reduce cybercrime activities. Last but not least, streaming application such as PPStream and free download website such as Limewire should be banned in Malaysia because it has fully violated the copyright and licensing law.

-Koli Law-

Dear Visitors,
Do you have any opinions toward Cyber Law in Malaysia? Please, share with us.

Why Cyber Law?

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When internet was developed, a very large number of computers all connected together which allowed it became part of our life. Due to the reason that cyber threats and crime are very cheap and easy to create, as most of us today at least have basic computer knowledge, thus, internet could transform itself into an all pervading revolution which could be misused for criminal activities. Due to the anonymous nature of the internet, it is possible to engage into a variety of criminal activities in cyberspace. Hence, Cyber Law is needed among all the countries.

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According to The Star on 6th January 2009, the report from Minister of Water, energy and Communications saying that the ministry had submitted more than 30 cyber crime cases to the Attorney Chambers in the last three years, the same was reported by Bernama. This fact alone is quite alarming.

SO, DO WE NEED A CYBER LAW TO CONTROL IT?

Yes, we do.

In my view, Cyber Law is important because it touches almost all aspects of activities on and concerning the Internet, the World Wide Web and Cyberspace. Whether we realize it or not, every activity of yours in Cyberspace will have some legal and Cyber legal perspectives. At every point of time, there are various Cyber Law issue involved. You may just ignore about it today because you feel that Cyber Law do not have any impact on your Cyber activities. But sooner or later, you will take note of Cyber Law is good for your own benefit.

So, Does Cyber Law concern you?
Yes, for sure!

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While Malaysia has provisions in the law to prosecute cyber threats, however it is lacks in term of enforcement. Malaysia should focus more on enforcing Cyber Law, said Microsoft Corporation’s corporate vice- president Pamela S.Passman.

This will be the next chapter for discussion.

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Introduction to Cyber Law

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Greeting all visitors,

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We are very pleased to welcome you all to Cyber Law blogspot and this website is open for the discussion on Cyber Law news and articles. Before we go into the introduction of Cyber Law, we would like to introduce our committee members.

We are students from Inti College Subang Jaya who are currently under Diploma of Mass Communication.

Committee Profile
Name: Victor Chew Zee Zing
Student ID: J08004474

Name: Law Kher Li
Student ID: J08004233

Internet today is a rapidly growing worldwide network of computers. It is a leading information highway for global exchange of text, video, images and sound. Without a proper laws to control the acts, cyber crime will be cheap to commit, as long as one has to know how to do it, and it is hard to detect. For example, gaining unauthorized access to computer files, remote computers with viruses, denial of service attacks, distributing and creating pornography, stealing another’s indentity, stalking victims and others. Thus, The main aim of this blogspot is to look into situations where our existing rules and regulation in relation with the protection of information intrastructure.

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Cyber law describes the legal issues related to use of inter-networked information technology which include intellectual property, privacy, freedom of expression and jurisdiction.

The existing instruments include:-
* Communication and multimedia Act
* Computer Crimes Act
* Digital Signature Act
* BNM Minimum Guidelines in Internet Banking in Malaysia
* Content Code
* Electronic Commerce Act 2006
* Copy right Act
* Penal Code
* Internal Security Act
* Official Secret Act
* Evidence Act


Once again, let us welcome you to Cyber Law blogspot. We look forward to learning about your discussion and deliberations.

Thank you and best wishes.

-Koli Law-