With the matters of the domestic issues such as the kidnapping cases, we begin to implement a lot of wireless CCTV or even wired CCTV just to keep an eye of everything. Even there is this move of placing sufficient eyes all over the city of Kuala Lumpur just to keep everyone safe. Hindering the threats from snatch thieves, kidnappers and so on.
The questions lies whether those are necessary when our people play their parts of keeping the country safe and sound; or the cameras in place are those qualify to act as real surveillance system?
When I came across the website PrivacyInternational, the latest article shocked me. The country name listed everywhere.
MALAYSIA
* No right to privacy in constitution
* No comprehensive privacy law
* Controversial internal security act allows for extensive police powers
* Interception authorised by attorney general
* Extensive use of identification scheme, mykad
* Plan to implement citizen data hub across government departments, developed by oracle corporation, including individuals background, education, and health records
* Biometric system monitors foreigners in the country
* Extensive use of CCTV with no privacy safeguards
and here’s the link with the detailed breakdown of the matters:-
If given to ponder, where are we stand?
On this day..
- Typoglycemia - 2008
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