Internet users: presumed guilty unless proven otherwise

"The Evidence (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2012 was one of the bills rushed and passed by the Parliament recently. Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz, when winding up the Evidence (Amendment) Bill 2012, said the use of pseudonyms or anonymity by any party to do cyber crimes had made it difficult for the action to be taken against them. Hence, the Evidence Act 1950 must be amended to address the issue of Internet anonymity."

 "In the following scenarios, you are deemed to be the publisher unless you prove the contrary:-
 (1) You have a home network with a few house mates sharing one internet account. You are deemed to be the publisher even though one of your house mates posts something offensive online.
(2) You have wireless network at home but you did not secure your network. You are deemed to be the publisher even though someone “piggybacks” your network to post something offensive.
(3) You have a party at home and allows your friends to access your PC or wireless network.You are deemed to be the publisher even though it was a friend who posted something offensive.
(4) Someone use your phone or tablet to post something offensive. You are deemed to be the publisher." 

'Clearly, it is against our very fundamental principle of “innocent until proven guilty”...'

Source:
http://www.loyarburok.com/2012/04/24/grave-repercussions-internet-users/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Loyarburok+%28LoyarBurok%29
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