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.
PADU: 'Big data' or 'big brother'?
As deadline nears for Malaysians to update their details on PADU, many still worried about giving their personal information.
Sarawak minister says Padu 'strips citizens naked'
Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah also wonders if the data collection has hidden motives.
Poland investigates OpenAI over privacy concerns
OpenAI has already faced at least its second class action lawsuit in San Francisco federal court for allegedly breaking privacy laws.
UK urges Meta not to roll out end-to-end encryption on Messenger and Instagram
Social media platforms will face tougher requirements to protect children from accessing harmful content when the Online Safety Bill passed by parliament becomes law.
UK defends plan to demand access to encrypted messages to protect children
The dispute is part of a wider debate between large tech companies, which say they are protecting free speech, and governments which say they are defending citizens from harmful content online.
Australia court fines Facebook owner Meta US$14 million for undisclosed data collection
The company advertised Onavo as a way for people to keep their information safe but collected their data and frequency using other smartphone apps, and websites they visited for its own purposes, reports say.
UK to remove Chinese-made surveillance equipment from sensitive government sites
British lawmakers have called for a ban on the sale and use of security cameras made by Hikvision and Dahua, over privacy fears and concerns of the companies' products being linked to human rights abuses in China.
Microsoft to pay US$20 million to settle US charges for violating children's privacy
The law requires online services and websites directed to children under 13 to notify parents about the personal information they collect and to obtain verifiable parental consent.
UK regulator reprimands police for secretly recording phone calls
The Information Commissioner's Office says the reprimand was issued to Surrey Police and Sussex Police, following the roll-out of an app in 2016 that recorded conversations and unlawfully captured personal data.
US seizes website selling malware that stole computer data
The seizure of the site, worldwiredlabs dot com, was conducted by federal authorities in Los Angeles as part of an international law enforcement effort, the US Department of Justice says.
