Netizens pan Rafizi after clip deriding those not registered in Padu
Comments flood the economy minister's social media platforms on his handling of criticism over the government database.
Defending PADU as 'safe', Rafizi says database withstood over 2 million cyber attacks
The economy minister responds to the Sarawak government's criticism of the new database hub he has been promoting.
Communications ministry to look into cyber security, personal data protection
Fahmi Fadzil says his ministry is looking at possible immediate solutions to the issue.
Cops probing alleged sale of personal data from JPN
Police say a full investigation will be carried out, although Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin has denied the claims.
China ministry orders 38 apps to rectify excessive collection of personal data
The order arrives days after China's Personal Information Protection Law, a sweeping ordinance dictating online privacy practices, went into full effect.
Hack exposed personal data of entire Swiss town, report says
Data included names, addresses, dates of birth, social security numbers and residency permit information for non-Swiss nationals, among others.
China passes tough new online privacy law
State-run and private companies handling personal information will now be required to reduce data collection and obtain user consent.
Rela denies personal data used for automatic registration of members
It says automatic registration is against Section 6(1) of the Personal Data Protection Act 2010.
Facebook says hackers ‘scraped’ data of 533 million users in 2019 leak
The data included phone numbers, birth dates, and email addresses according to media reports, although Facebook says it did not include passwords or financial details.
Time to rethink the culture of collecting and sharing personal data
Much of the information collected by companies is not even necessary for the running of its business, but many customers give it up without a second thought.
After Singtel, now SIA suffers major data leak
Some 580,000 Singapore Airlines customers have had data compromised by a leak from an external air transport IT company.
