Too many caveats kill privacy in bill on personal data

THAILAND: PERSONAL INFORMATION BILL

Too many caveats kill privacy in bill on personal data

Published: 15/09/2011 at 10:27 AM
Newspaper section: News

The Personal Information Bill which awaits a stamp of approval from lawmakers is still short of expectations to better protect the right to privacy on personal information from intruders who use it for their own interest.

In today’s globalised world where the supply and flow of information boggles the mind, how sure are you that your private and personal data are being duly protected under the law?

Today, more and more people have encountered either first-hand or indirect experiences of mishandling and abuse of personal information by data controllers, such as the passing on of personal contact details for advertising purposes without due notice to data owners.

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: Writer: Narun Popattanachai; Position: Writer

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Discussion 1 : 16/09/2011 at 08:50 AM1
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This article is riddled with claims and assumptions that simply aren’t accurate. Firstly, right to privacy in the real world of Thailand doesn’t exist for the vast majority of Thais. I’ve never read or heard a story where police waited while a search warrant was obtained. I have heard too many stories of police barging into a residence or small business and confiscating computers never to be returned. How is that data protected? What recourse do people have? Any law in Thailand is only as good as the paper it is written on. Until all laws are fairly and equally enforced, they remain mere guidelines allowing the police free unchecked reign to do what they like. This always involves the poor Thai paying extra for “justice”. Until the 70% of Thais who tolerate corruption and its siphoning off 30% of Thai tax monies, demand an end to it laws are for appearances only and tools for further police corruption.
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