The privacy right and right to be forgotten: the Malaysian perspectives

Privacy right is a fundamental right recognised by the 1948 United Nation Declaration of Human Rights (UNDHR), the International Convenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and in many other international and regional treaties. While right to be forgotten (RTBF) was recognised in 2014 when the E...

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Main Author:	Mohamed, Duryana
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Indian Society for Education and Environment & Informatics Publishing Limited 2016
Subjects:	H96 Public policy (General), Policy sciences K Law (General) KPG Malaysia T10.5 Communication of technical information
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spelling	iium-561222017-10-12T01:44:38Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/56122/ The privacy right and right to be forgotten: the Malaysian perspectives Mohamed, Duryana H96 Public policy (General), Policy sciences K Law (General) KPG Malaysia T10.5 Communication of technical information Privacy right is a fundamental right recognised by the 1948 United Nation Declaration of Human Rights (UNDHR), the International Convenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and in many other international and regional treaties. While right to be forgotten (RTBF) was recognised in 2014 when the European Court of Justice (EUCJ) made a decision in the case of Google Spain SL, Google Inc. v Agencia Española de Protección de Datos, Mario Costeja González. The RTBF allows the Internet users to erase any information about themselves such as their personal information by making request to the Internet Service Provider or data processor to remove the information from the websites. Following the above court decision, many have argued that it shall not be implemented while some others have agreed to this new concept of right under the privacy law. The issue arises when certain countries such as Malaysia does not have a specific privacy law to adopt and implement such right. Hence, this paper examines the right to privacy and its position in Malaysia, its relevancy to right to be forgotten and whether RTBF shall be adopted in Malaysia. For background information reference is made to the privacy laws and the position of RTBF in few other countries. Indian Society for Education and Environment & Informatics Publishing Limited 2016-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/56122/1/THE%20PRIVACY%20RIGHT%20AND%20RIGHT%20TO%20BE%20FORGOTTEN%20-DURYANA%20.pdf Mohamed, Duryana (2016) The privacy right and right to be forgotten: the Malaysian perspectives. Indian Journal of Science and Technology (IJST), 9 (S1- Special Issue). pp. 1-7. ISSN 0974-6846 E-ISSN 0974-5645 http://www.indjst.org/ 10.17485/ijst/2016/v9iS1/10684
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description	Privacy right is a fundamental right recognised by the 1948 United Nation Declaration of Human Rights (UNDHR), the International Convenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and in many other international and regional treaties. While right to be forgotten (RTBF) was recognised in 2014 when the European Court of Justice (EUCJ) made a decision in the case of Google Spain SL, Google Inc. v Agencia Española de Protección de Datos, Mario Costeja González. The RTBF allows the Internet users to erase any information about themselves such as their personal information by making request to the Internet Service Provider or data processor to remove the information from the websites. Following the above court decision, many have argued that it shall not be implemented while some others have agreed to this new concept of right under the privacy law. The issue arises when certain countries such as Malaysia does not have a specific privacy law to adopt and implement such right. Hence, this paper examines the right to privacy and its position in Malaysia, its relevancy to right to be forgotten and whether RTBF shall be adopted in Malaysia. For background information reference is made to the privacy laws and the position of RTBF in few other countries.
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author	Mohamed, Duryana
author_facet	Mohamed, Duryana
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title	The privacy right and right to be forgotten: the Malaysian perspectives
title_short	The privacy right and right to be forgotten: the Malaysian perspectives
title_full	The privacy right and right to be forgotten: the Malaysian perspectives
title_fullStr	The privacy right and right to be forgotten: the Malaysian perspectives
title_full_unstemmed	The privacy right and right to be forgotten: the Malaysian perspectives
title_sort	privacy right and right to be forgotten: the malaysian perspectives
publisher	Indian Society for Education and Environment & Informatics Publishing Limited
publishDate	2016
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/56122/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/56122/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/56122/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/56122/1/THE%20PRIVACY%20RIGHT%20AND%20RIGHT%20TO%20BE%20FORGOTTEN%20-DURYANA%20.pdf
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