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Legal experts raise Clubhouse warnings
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 19/02/2021
» Users and hosts on audio-based social networking app Clubhouse need to be cautious about privacy violations and defamation as they could run afoul of the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) and Computer-Related Crime Act, say tech legal experts.
Minister wants protection for e-commerce platform
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 25/11/2020
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry is seeking to have all e-commerce platforms registered with the Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA) to ensure cybersecurity in this 3-trillion-baht industry.
Delay in panel formation hampers preparedness for Personal Data Protection Act
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 23/09/2020
» The delay in the official endorsement of those sitting on the Personal Data Protection Committee is expected to hinder preparedness by the private and public sectors, which need guidelines to comply with the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA).
Tech giants face action over URLs
News, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 22/09/2020
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry will on Thursday submit more evidence to police to take legal action against social media platforms that do not obey the law and remove URLs deemed inappropriate.
Huawei invests B475m in 5G research hub at Depa
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 22/09/2020
» Huawei Thailand is investing 475 million baht to establish a 5G ecosystem innovation centre at the Digital Economy Promotion Agency's (Depa) headquarters to research 5G use cases and incubate 100 local small and medium-sized enterprises and startups for three years.
Partnership introduces virus app
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 11/04/2020
» Multiple private and state organisations have joined forces to develop a new mobile app, Mor Chana, which was launched yesterday to help people assess their coronavirus infection risk, assist health authorities in tracking users in close contact with infected people and prevent transmission among healthcare workers.
State urged to assist SMEs with PDPA
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 31/03/2020
» The government needs to assist local businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in complying with the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) as the compliance is costly and many organisations are suffering from the Covid-19 outbreak, say cybersecurity experts.
Cisco mulls innovation centre, 5G testbed
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 11/02/2020
» Networking and technology giant Cisco Systems says it's looking into the possibility of establishing an innovation centre in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and running a 5G testbed in the country.
State offering 5G bid perks
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 28/01/2020
» The government is gearing up efforts to draw mobile operators into the 5G spectrum auction scheduled for next month with a push to expand the ceiling loan limits for operators and a promise to finance state agencies to spur 5G use cases.
Centre goes live to fight fake news
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 02/11/2019
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry aims to spend 60 million baht on running its much-touted anti-fake-news centre in fiscal 2020 and will work with 200 organisations and the Police Cyber Taskforce (PCT) to combat disinformation spreading online.