A.I. IN ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL CAMPAIGNING (PART 1)
On 23 July 2023, the Star ran an article titled “the rule of law for AI in elections”. In it, the Bar Council’s technology, cyber and privacy law committee chairman was quoted stating that there should be laws specifically on AI’s use in elections. This episode explores how AI can be used in elections and some of the risks it can pose.
AI IN ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL CAMPAIGNING (PART 2)
This episode will focus on some of the laws that may affect the use of AI in elections and political campaigning in Malaysia or, while intended to govern these spaces, may be inadequate. The legislation we consider include the Anti Fake News Act 2018, the Penal Code, the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, The UK GDPR, Singapore's Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act and Malaysia's Elections Offences Act 1959.
METADATA AS EVIDENCE IN MALAYSIAN LITIGATION
In this episode, we will be looking at the feasibility of using metadata as evidence in Malaysian litigation. In particular, we analyse the case of Sundra Rajoo a/l Nadarajah v Leaderonomics Sdn Bhd & Anor [2023] MLJU 1354 and we consider a number of judgments from the US and Canada that have considered metadata as part of the litigation process.
PADU AND THE PDPA - ARE WE ASKING THE WRONG QUESTIONS?
This episode is an opinion piece on why amending the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 may not be the best solution to deal with privacy and data protection concerns in the implementation of Malaysia's Centralized Database Hub (PADU).