Lack of online privacy laws to protect social media users


THERE appears little that the Malaysian legal framework can do to protect you if the photos or information you post on social media get stolen.

Sinar Project digital rights activist Tan Sze Ming said that unfortunately, there is no comprehensive law protecting the online privacy of social media users and the content they post.

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