Experts slam storing of biometric data Tisa to raise issue with prime minister Citizens' stored biometric data is at high risk for data leaks and identity theft, Tisa says. Cybersecurity experts have condemned the government for storing citizens' biometric data like eye and facial images that are at high risk for data leaks and identity theft.The theft of biometric data is extremely harmful for individuals because one cannot change his or her bio identity, said the Thailand Information Security Association (Tisa). The group will bring its concerns to the prime minister, and a member of Tisa's committee will personally sue in the Administrative Court on the grounds that the government is violating citizens' rights under the constitution. The Foreign Ministry and the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) are the top two targets of the suit. "We would like to let policymakers know how dangerous it is to keep biometric data … [Read more...] about Experts slam storing of biometric data
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HIV data leak: Trial of Mikhy Brochez begins in Kentucky court
LEXINGTON, Kentucky: The US citizen charged with leaking 14,200 names on Singapore’s HIV registry and threatening further disclosures faced his first day of trial on Monday (Jun 3) in Kentucky, where the presiding judge refused his request to dismiss the case.Mikhy Farrera Brochez, 34, sat quietly in a button-down shirt in a Lexington courtroom before US District Judge Danny Reeves, as prosecutors called more than a half-dozen witnesses, including FBI agents, a Ministry of Health leader and his own mother, to build their case.Brochez has been jailed since he was found hiding in a Kentucky barn earlier this year and charged with transmitting threats for purposes of extortion and illegally transferring the identification of another person, US crimes that could carry several years in prison.“This defendant ... chose the wrong way” to obtain what he was seeking, assistant US attorney Dmitry Slavin told the jury on Monday.In hours of testimony, FBI … [Read more...] about HIV data leak: Trial of Mikhy Brochez begins in Kentucky court
Doctor linked to HIV data leak ‘injected abuser with drugs’
The Singaporean doctor involved in the HIV Registry data leak scandal allegedly used his medical skills to inject drug abusers, the court heard yesterday. Ler Teck Siang, who is 38 this year, is accused of providing "slamming" services, the street slang for administering illegal substances by injection. Deputy Public Prosecutor Nicholas Wuan said Ler was so proficient at it that word spread and reached Sim Eng Chee, who engaged his services. "This is a case of a medical practitioner who knows no bounds in betraying his professional and ethical standards in pursuit of his self-interests," added the DPP. The former head of the Health Ministry's National Public Health Unit is on trial over two drug-related charges. He is accused of administering methamphetamine, known also by its street name Ice, to Sim in a room at Swissotel The Stamford on Feb 26 last year. He is also charged with possessing utensils intended for drug use in the Conrad Centennial Singapore hotel lobby on March 2 last … [Read more...] about Doctor linked to HIV data leak ‘injected abuser with drugs’
HIV data leak: Lawyer for Mikhy Farrera-Brochez quits
The lawyer who represented the American at the centre of the recent HIV database leak in Singapore has quit, citing false accusations made by Mikhy Farrera-Brochez as a reason why he is no longer acting for his former client.Farrera-Brochez, 34, had been represented by lawyer John Oakley in Lexington, Kentucky. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Learn more about ST PREMIUM. Enjoy unlimited access to ST's best work Exclusive stories and features on multiple devicesIn-depth analyses and opinion piecesePaper and award-winning multimedia content Subscribe Now … [Read more...] about HIV data leak: Lawyer for Mikhy Farrera-Brochez quits
India’s incredulous data: Economists create own benchmarks
NEW DELHI: Economists and investors are increasingly showing that they have little or no confidence in India's official economic data – presenting whoever is elected as the next prime minister with an immediate problem.There have been questions for many years about whether Indian government statistics were telling the full story but two recent controversies over revisions and delays of crucial numbers have taken those concerns to new heights.The government itself has admitted there are deficiencies in its data collection.A study conducted by a division of the statistics ministry in the 12 months ending June 2017 found that as much as 36 percent of the companies in the database used in India's GDP calculations could not be traced or were wrongly classified.But the ministry said there was no impact on GDP estimates as due care was taken to adjust corporate filings at the aggregate level.Last December, the government held back the release of jobs data but an official report leaked … [Read more...] about India’s incredulous data: Economists create own benchmarks