Electronic surveillance and privacy concern in Malaysia: a quest for consensus

• Main Authors: Zulhuda, Sonny, Khan, Md. Zubair Kasem
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: K Law (General); KBP2101 Constitution of the state. Constitutional law; KBP3000 Police and public safety
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/41349/1/ELECTRONIC_SURVEILLANCE_AND_PRIVACY_IN_MALAYSIA.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/41349/6/ICLAS_III.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/41349/; http://www2.iium.edu.my/sites/default/files/CONFERENCE%20PROGRAMME.pdf

The newly adopted Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (“SOSMA”) and the amended Prevention of Crime(Amendment and Extension) Act 2014 (”PCA”) have raised new controversies relating to constitutional and privacy issues in Malaysia by allowing the police to impose electronic monitoring as we...