Singapore's Personal Data Protection Act takes another step
The proposed bill gets its first reading in Parliament on Tuesday, carrying a key provision which looks at the transfer of data outside Singapore.
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Bryan Tan
Called to the Singapore and English Bars, Bryan Tan has practised in two of Singapore's largest law firms and an international law firm. Bryan led many industry firsts including the first mass e-mail defamation case in the world, Singapore's first publicised telecoms competition dispute, a pan-Asian co-branded travel portal, the first privately-funded cable landing project in Singapore and the world's first registrar-level domain name dispute. His areas of practice include information technology, telecommunications, biotechnology and bioinformatics, Chinese intellectual property, entertainment law and corporate work. He is also an author of Halsbury's Laws of Malaysia: E-Commerce. He also co-wrote the Singapore chapter of 'Digital Evidence' with Prof. Daniel Seng and is writing Halsbury's Laws of Singapore: E-Commerce.
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Knight incident highlights software risks
Software glitch which led to US$440 million losses highlights need for software contracts need to be drafted carefully.
Singapore 'link' widens data protection net
One of the most common questions raised by companies wanting to find a way around the upcoming data protection legislation is whether they can simply outsource their marketing efforts to a contractor outside Singapore. This myth needs to be debunked.
Telco takeovers require clearance
A report last week suggested that PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia had submitted a bid to buy PacNet in a deal that could value the latter at US$1 billion, including debt. The bid was later denied.
Providing clarity on 'intermediary liability'
An intermediary in Internet terms is a facilitator for communication. It could refer to a telecom service provider, such as an ISP (Internet service provider), a Web hosting provider or an Internet Content Host, such as a forum or social media site where content can be posted by third parties.
Data protection, social media in focus at law conference
In the upcoming Law Society of Singapore-LAWASIA E-commerce and Communications international conference, entitled "Regulating a New World Order", legal eagles from Asia will be gathering to discuss emerging trends in the tech world.The focus seems to be very much on data protection and social media, with the two topics covering more than half of the airtime.
Hitting pause on installing CCTVs in S'pore cinemas
Some cinemas in Singapore have announced that they will be installing CCTVs on their premises--the operators hope to use the cameras to spot movie pirates as well as resolve disputes with customers.While up to now, installing CCTVs have been done with relative ease, with the upcoming Personal Data Protection Act, there are implications which property owners should consider.
'Quashing orders' explained
A few people have recently asked me what a quashing order is, so here's a quick brief on it.The queries cames from news reports that Singapore's NBN NetCo OpenNet had sought a quashing order against the government.
Singapore's Data Protection Act nears launch
It's happened. Singapore's draft personal data protection act was released last Monday alongside a public consultation.
Pondering cyberbullying legislation in Singapore
The announcement that Singapore possibly could have cyberbullying legislation has got commentators all hot and bothered.Some suggested an Internet code of conduct, while others pointed to finetuning that proposal with a bottom-up instead of a top-down approach.