The federal government is on the verge announcing controversial set of guidelines that will define "online sedition", a move which critics say was an overt attempt at cyberspace censorship.
In a statement today, Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein (right) said that the guidelines will be finalised after a meeting between him, Minister of the Prime Minister's Department Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz, Information, Communications and Culture Minister Rais Yatim, the attorney-general, inspector-general of police and Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission.
In a statement today, Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein (right) said that the guidelines will be finalised after a meeting between him, Minister of the Prime Minister's Department Mohd Nazri Abdul Aziz, Information, Communications and Culture Minister Rais Yatim, the attorney-general, inspector-general of police and Malaysian Communication and Multimedia Commission.He said on a whole, officers from the home ministry, PM's department and the information ministry have agreed on the contents of the guidelines and revealed that the draft involves the policing of among others, items which are deemed seditious, malicious news, pornography, false information and other cyber crimes.
Ahhh...Hisham and the gang will be policing online. So relaxlah. No need to leave the comfort of the air-conditioned office. I wonder if the police will be monitoring the streets online too since there will be 496 CCTVs by March to combat crime.
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