{"id":1504,"date":"2009-05-21T21:06:56","date_gmt":"2009-05-22T02:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/?p=1504"},"modified":"2009-05-21T21:06:56","modified_gmt":"2009-05-22T02:06:56","slug":"blogger-registration-revisited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2009\/05\/21\/blogger-registration-revisited","title":{"rendered":"Blogger registration, revisited"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apparently, the whole idea behind <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2007\/04\/05\/blogger-registration-or-becoming-an-international-laughing-stock\">registering bloggers<\/a> is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.themalaysianinsider.com\/index.php\/malaysia\/27291-proposal-to-register-bloggers-needs-careful-study-rais\">coming back<\/a>. The <i>esteemed<\/i> Information, Communications and Culture Minister, Rais Yatim stated:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n\u201cThe idea is good, but we have to see it from the legal aspects and from the aspect of freedom of Internet use.&#8221;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>What is this? A world of X-Men, where there are <i>mutant registrations<\/i>, in where the special powers are that of questioning the current administration and providing a more balanced (or biased) view of the political scene? Ptff.<\/p>\n<p>Curious I am, about the Multimedia Signature Act. I don&#8217;t think anyone in their right minds, is interested in registering the fact that they write a blog. But its great to see the <i>threat<\/i> of bloggers so mainstream, that they&#8217;ve been talking about registration for at least two years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Blogger%20registration%2C%20revisited&body=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bytebot.net%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F05%2F21%2Fblogger-registration-revisited&share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email a link to a friend\" data-email-share-error-title=\"Do you have email set up?\" data-email-share-error-text=\"If you&#039;re having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. 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The esteemed Information, Communications and Culture Minister, Rais Yatim stated: \u201cThe idea is good, but we have to see it from the legal aspects and from the aspect of freedom of Internet use.&#8221; What is this? A world of X-Men, where there are mutant registrations, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Blogger%20registration%2C%20revisited&body=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bytebot.net%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F05%2F21%2Fblogger-registration-revisited&share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email a link to a friend\" data-email-share-error-title=\"Do you have email set up?\" data-email-share-error-text=\"If you&#039;re having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. 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And he serves as the Deputy Engery, Water and Communications Minister in Malaysia. Why, you ask? He wants bloggers to register with the authorities, to prevent the spread of \"negative or malicious content\".\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1591,"url":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2009\/10\/08\/foss-my-2009-are-you-registered-already","url_meta":{"origin":1504,"position":1},"title":"foss.my 2009: are you registered already?","date":"8\/10\/2009","format":false,"excerpt":"foss.my 2009 is happening October 24-25 2009, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. There is already a tremendous schedule, and the registration prices are still ridiculously cheap. If you're in the region, consider flying in by many of the budget airlines available. 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Everyone voting will\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1032,"url":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2008\/09\/17\/malaysia-stops-censoring-bloggers","url_meta":{"origin":1504,"position":3},"title":"Malaysia stops censoring bloggers","date":"17\/9\/2008","format":false,"excerpt":"So, the MCMC decided to come to their senses and scrap blocking websites. Internet censorship only lasted a few weeks (read previously Malaysia starts censoring bloggers). Of course, to control the victim of the latest censorship act, they used the draconian Internal Security Act (ISA), but that's a whole other\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1802,"url":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2010\/06\/30\/crocs-malaysia-and-race-based-market-segmentation","url_meta":{"origin":1504,"position":4},"title":"Crocs Malaysia and race based market segmentation","date":"30\/6\/2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Update - Thursday, July 1 2010, 5.38pm UTC+8: What happened, happened. What was said, was said. Oftentimes, a slip of the tongue, really is no fault of the mind. Maybe I was a little too harsh here, so when reading this 1,000-word essay, just keep that in mind. 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