Posts Tagged ‘ bloggers ’
The current sedition trial of RPK is a fairly interesting. I think that it is the first high profile case that involves a serious crime and computers. I find it interesting because computer forensics is being introduced as evidence. However, things did not turn out quite as the prosecution expected as the prosecution witness seems [ READ MORE ]
It seems that RPK is being charged with sedition. I find that rather curious simply because I’m not sure if he had actually committed any act of sedition. According to the article in TheStar, he had written a blog entry entitled “Let’s send the Altantuya murderers to hell”. In that entry, he had implicated the [ READ MORE ]
In light of recent developments in Malaysia, with the computers of certain prominent anti-establishment bloggers, consistently being confiscated for dubious investigative purposes, I thought that it might be a suitable time to write a little about information security. The whole idea behind information security isn’t to foil justice, but to make sure that the rights [ READ MORE ]
I always find it interesting when news about Malaysia makes it onto Slashdot. Today, something did make it: an article from CNN about politics and blogging. It’s not about how blogs have affected the political climate in Malaysia, but about the problem endemic with the establishment, i.e. short-sighted stoopidity. From the article: Abdul Rahman Dahlan, secretary [ READ MORE ]