Hmph.. In this forum PO does not apply...

[MasterYoda]

.... owned by the PAP, this forum is not

Updated: 03/13/2014 20:40 | By Channel NewsAsia

Victims of harassment can get Protection Orders within a day

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SINGAPORE: Victims can get Protection Orders against their harassers within a day in urgent cases.

Law Minister K Shanmugam said this in reply to queries over how fast the new Protection from Harassment Bill can act to prevent an offending post from going viral online.

The new Bill, aimed at protecting victims of cyber-bullying and stalking, was passed on Thursday.

Mr Shanmugam added that further measures may be implemented to make it even easier for victims to seek redress.

Almost every single Member of Parliament in the House had a story to tell about meeting residents who have faced harassment.

There was unanimous support for the Bill, but some MPs had concerns over how effective the new law will be, given how word can spread quickly on the internet.

An MP for Marine Parade GRC, Tin Pei Ling, said that speed is crucial for online harassment cases because "within one minute, it can (go) viral".

When a victim obtains a Protection Order, a website must remove any offending publication against him.

This also applies to third parties who share and forward the same content.

The Law Minister, however, acknowledged that the new law cannot be a panacea for all of society's ills.

Mr Shanmugam said: "It's not going to change behaviour overnight. I think it will set in place some serious standards, some pretty stiff penalties. It will make people be more aware.

"But there will be a wide variety of cases. The Bill will cover a large number of them...(but) it's not possible to say today we will be able to cover everything."

The Bill, said Mr Shanmugam, is an important first step for Singapore and he highlighted the need for the authorities to also work with partners in other jurisdictions.

He added that the government will continue to monitor the effectiveness of the law and make it easy for victims to seek redress without having to engage lawyers, where possible.

Mr Shanmugam said: "I don't think you can completely remove the sight of lawyers over these things, much as many would like that.

"But we will try and keep it simple and the Bill envisages subsidiary legislation and one of the things that we have in mind is to have a set of procedures which are simple, easy, effective and such that you can go and do it yourself without having to use lawyers. But the other side may get lawyers."

On the law enforcement side, Mr Shanmugam said police officers are being trained to effectively assess harassment cases and breaches of Protection Orders.

He assured the House that no victim will be turned away, even if the harasser is anonymous.

Police, Mr Shanmugam said, will be beefing up their capabilities to deal with cyber crimes. - CNA/ir

 

[laksaboy]

We harrass the protectors then. Simple.

 

[kopiunc1e]

kopisai's anus go give Banglas FUCK!​

 

[Brubeck]

kopisai can go get PO against me:

kopisai,

Go give retarded gay dogs fuck ! :oIo:

 

[laksaboy]

This forum may not be affected, but those folks with Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin etc had better watch out before they rant against the PAP (or against their precious foreigner pets). Because that's what this anti-harrassment law is all about: crushing dissent.

Internet anonymity is like virginity. Once you lose it, you can't get it back.

 

[JHolmesJr]

Internet anonymity is like virginity. Once you lose it, you can't get it back.

Haha....tell that to Scroobal.

 

[rushifa666]

For the idiotic "victims" of "cyber-bullying" , how about we just blind them? Then they cannot read the screen. Apparently they cannot help but read the bullying text. Talk about tainting the gene pool

 

[no_faith]

wat it actually do sia?
file for PO on internet? once u filed, then jus remove the post? find the fellow and sue him until pants drop?
if cannot find the fellow? how?

 

[ballsoffire]

the ppl behind this PO probably trying to protect themselves.

 

[no_faith]

the ppl behind this PO probably trying to protect themselves.

they want send lawyer letter to here?

 

[kopiunc1e]

If boss sam survive the storm can ask him.

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

Haha....tell that to Scroobal.

Has this scumbag being sexposed?

 

[Leongsam]

This forum was designed for on-line harassment.

 

[GoldenDragon]

If boss sam survive the storm can ask him.

He will. Trust me.

 

[Leongsam]

Good luck to the Singapore government in going after the culprits...

http://www.slate.com/blogs/business_insider/2014/01/31/facebook_is_launching_anonymous_apps.html

Combine with Tor and you're all set.

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This post originally appeared in Business Insider.

From the very beginning, Facebook has stood for two things: Permanence and identity. Permanence, meaning everything a user does, says or posts on Facebook is recorded and never erased. Facebook is like a digital journal of your life. Memories and photos will greet you every time you log in.

Identity is also a big part of Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg realized ten years ago that by tying individuals to their school email addresses, you could bring offline relationships online. Facebook is now like a passport to the Internet, giving people credibility whenever they sign on to a partnering website or comment on a friend's post.

Startups that have decided to take the opposite approach and focus on ephemerality and anonymity have excelled. Snapchat promises users that nothing they send on its network will be saved or come back to haunt them later. Whisper and Rumr are apps that allow users to post secrets anonymously. Whisper is producing about 3 billion pageviews per month.


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[InformationSociety]

the ppl behind this PO probably trying to protect themselves.

It's only for their own backyard.

 

[virus]

This forum was designed for on-line harassment.

when it comes to selection of words... you fail. in more ting day singapore, we call this tempering with fire.

in SBF, we create men from boyz.