Electronic surveillance and privacy concern in Malaysia: a quest for consensus

The newly adopted Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (“SOSMA”) and the amended Prevention of Crime(Amendment and Extension) Act 2014 (”PCA”) have raised new controversies relating to constitutional and privacy issues in Malaysia by allowing the police to impose electronic monitoring as we...

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Main Authors:	Zulhuda, Sonny, Khan, Md. Zubair Kasem
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2014
Subjects:	K Law (General) KBP2101 Constitution of the state. Constitutional law KBP3000 Police and public safety
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/41349/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/41349/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/41349/1/ELECTRONIC_SURVEILLANCE_AND_PRIVACY_IN_MALAYSIA.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/41349/6/ICLAS_III.pdf

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spelling	iium-413492015-08-26T06:45:13Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/41349/ Electronic surveillance and privacy concern in Malaysia: a quest for consensus Zulhuda, Sonny Khan, Md. Zubair Kasem K Law (General) KBP2101 Constitution of the state. Constitutional law KBP3000 Police and public safety The newly adopted Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (“SOSMA”) and the amended Prevention of Crime(Amendment and Extension) Act 2014 (”PCA”) have raised new controversies relating to constitutional and privacy issues in Malaysia by allowing the police to impose electronic monitoring as well as other types of technologically-aided surveillance over the suspected or arrested criminals. This processing of personal data by the security officers through surveillance intersects with a very basic notion of individuals’ data privacy and freedom of liberty which were protected by the Malaysian Federal Constitution to some extent. With latest legislative and judicial supports thrown on the right to data privacy of individuals, questions now emerge on whether this support to privacy right will be short-lived by the newly-passed security laws such as SOSMA and PCA which legally introduce the power of electronic surveillance in Malaysia? This paper seeks to initially explore this intersection and to outline the road-map for better legal development in Malaysia.This paper is part of the study conducted by the authors under the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) commissioned by the Ministry of Education, Malaysia. 2014 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/41349/1/ELECTRONIC_SURVEILLANCE_AND_PRIVACY_IN_MALAYSIA.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/41349/6/ICLAS_III.pdf Zulhuda, Sonny and Khan, Md. Zubair Kasem (2014) Electronic surveillance and privacy concern in Malaysia: a quest for consensus. In: International Conference on Law and Society III (ICLAS III), 9th - 11th June 2014, Istanbul University, Turkey. (Unpublished) http://www2.iium.edu.my/sites/default/files/CONFERENCE%20PROGRAMME.pdf
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topic	K Law (General) KBP2101 Constitution of the state. Constitutional law KBP3000 Police and public safety
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description	The newly adopted Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (“SOSMA”) and the amended Prevention of Crime(Amendment and Extension) Act 2014 (”PCA”) have raised new controversies relating to constitutional and privacy issues in Malaysia by allowing the police to impose electronic monitoring as well as other types of technologically-aided surveillance over the suspected or arrested criminals. This processing of personal data by the security officers through surveillance intersects with a very basic notion of individuals’ data privacy and freedom of liberty which were protected by the Malaysian Federal Constitution to some extent. With latest legislative and judicial supports thrown on the right to data privacy of individuals, questions now emerge on whether this support to privacy right will be short-lived by the newly-passed security laws such as SOSMA and PCA which legally introduce the power of electronic surveillance in Malaysia? This paper seeks to initially explore this intersection and to outline the road-map for better legal development in Malaysia.This paper is part of the study conducted by the authors under the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (FRGS) commissioned by the Ministry of Education, Malaysia.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Zulhuda, Sonny Khan, Md. Zubair Kasem
author_facet	Zulhuda, Sonny Khan, Md. Zubair Kasem
author_sort	Zulhuda, Sonny
title	Electronic surveillance and privacy concern in Malaysia: a quest for consensus
title_short	Electronic surveillance and privacy concern in Malaysia: a quest for consensus
title_full	Electronic surveillance and privacy concern in Malaysia: a quest for consensus
title_fullStr	Electronic surveillance and privacy concern in Malaysia: a quest for consensus
title_full_unstemmed	Electronic surveillance and privacy concern in Malaysia: a quest for consensus
title_sort	electronic surveillance and privacy concern in malaysia: a quest for consensus
publishDate	2014
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/41349/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/41349/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/41349/1/ELECTRONIC_SURVEILLANCE_AND_PRIVACY_IN_MALAYSIA.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/41349/6/ICLAS_III.pdf
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