{"id":20021,"date":"2020-01-12T12:03:29","date_gmt":"2020-01-12T20:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/?p=20021"},"modified":"2020-01-12T12:03:29","modified_gmt":"2020-01-12T20:03:29","slug":"sb-2020-01-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.podfeet.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/sb-2020-01-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Security Bits \u2013 12 January 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Commentary by Allison<\/em> \u2014 Bart is testing out a new format which in theory<\/em> will cut the time it takes him to do Security Bits in half. This week is 4 weeks worth of security news so it’s not the best test case, but the new format is here. We welcome feedback on it as always!
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Feedback & Followups<\/h3>\n

Listener Feedback<\/h4>\n

\n Hi Allison,<\/p>\n

Just want to clarify a law in regards to the Singapore law that Bart was talking about.<\/p>\n

The law states that if the government finds a post that is considered fake news, the original post is to remain but Facebook (or whoever) has to add a section to it stating that the Singapore government considers this fake news and the carry a link to a page that would explain why the Singapore government considers it fake.<\/p>\n

So all Singaporeans who view this page would be allowed to read the government\u2019s side of the story and it would be up to the user to decide who is right.<\/p>\n

The law never state that the original post is to be edited by the author or Facebook.<\/p>\n

If you are interested, you can have a read of this article www.straitstimes.com\/…<\/a><\/p>\n

I mean, you can look at it from a negative point of view and say that another government is treading on people\u2019s rights. But you can also look at it from the point of view that that everyone should be give a right to read both sides of a statement and make a decision themselves.<\/p>\n

I know that most of your listeners would believe that Singapore is an authoritarian state but if you ever live here or talk to others from USA or UK that live here, that is far from the truth. The government doesn\u2019t listen to all conversations and does not shutdown dissent if they are allowed to rebut. Whether that is the right thing to do is another question.<\/p>\n

And I am critical of my government but in my view this law shouldn\u2019t be a big issue as nobody needs to change their posts if they don\u2019t want to.<\/p>\n

Desmond
\n from Singapore\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And an addendum from Desmond:<\/p>\n

\n Just want to make a correction in my email. It seems that there is part of the law which requires the user to take down their post but it has not been used as of now. But from the looks of it, I think this part will be used if it is somehow related to national security (an overused phrase that is so loaded). There are of course appeals to the directive the highest of which is going to court.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Updates\/Developments<\/h4>\n