2. What is Cyber Law?
› Cyber law is any law that applies to the internet
and internet-related technologies
› Cyber law provides legal protections to people
using the internet
› Cyber Law has also been referred to as the "law
of the internet."
3. Cyber Law Acts in Malaysia
› Digital signature Act 1997
› Telemedicine Act 1997
› Communication and Multimedia Act
1998
› Computer Crimes Act 1997
4. Needs of Cyber Law
● Intergrity and security of information
● Security of goverment data
● Intellectual property right
● Privacy and confidental of information
● Legal status of online transactions
5. Examples of Cyber Abuse on the
Users
› Flaming – flaming is a very hostile and rude type of
cyberbullying examples where the bully uses vulgar
and abusive language with the intention of starting a
fight with the victim.
› Password theft – some bullies will do everything
possible to gain the passwords of a teenager
illegally. After gaining these passwords, the bully
enters the victim’s sites and locks them out. In some
cases, the bully will use these sites to bully others.
6. › Cyber stalking – cyber stalking can be described as the
obsessive sending of messages to a person. This
eventually frightens and worries the person receiving these
messages, as they will begin to question their own safety
and well-being.
› Degradation/humiliation – bullies will use cyber bullying
to spread rumors and hearsay with the purpose of
damaging the victim’s reputation to ensure that they are
shunned.
› Impersonating – impersonation is the act of taking on a
false identity for the purpose of tormenting a person and
damaging their reputation. Impersonation can also be
acted out by pretending to be the victim by creating a false
identity or profile.
7. › Impersonating – impersonation is the act of taking
on a false identity for the purpose of tormenting a
person and damaging their reputation.
Impersonation can also be acted out by pretending
to be the victim by creating a false identity or profile.
› Website creation – bullies can create websites and
pages and fill them with insulting statements and
remarks for the sole purpose of tormenting and
humiliating a person.
