Saturday, September 3, 2016

Legal Protection for Online Shoppers Part1

Posted by Sukie Teo | 4:36 PM Categories:

Have you shopped online before? Are you feeling safe when shopping online? We would like to share some legal information for online shoppers. 

Computer Crimes Act 1997 (CCA) addressed offences relating to unauthorised access, unauthorised modifications and wrongful communication. To some extents, CCA protects online shoppers with regard to a security of online payment.

As consumers shop online, their personal information is easily misused by the third party. Personal Data Protection Act 2010 regulates the processing of personal data involved in commercial transactions. This act protects individual personal data from being processed or disclosed without the person’s consent. 

Digital Signature Act 1997 protects consumers by providing a means for secure online transactions by using digital signatures.

There are more laws and regulations that protect online consumers will update in next post. Please stay tuned. 

“Consumers unable examine the products when they buy online. They are more vulnerable compared to traditional buyers. Thus, laws and regulations that govern online market are very important to protect consumers. The borderless online business environment makes the implementation of laws become more difficult. The local law may not be sufficient to protect consumers from cross-border online transactions. Therefore, harmonisation of legal standards among countries is important to ensure adequate protection for 
the consumers and increase consumer confidence when shopping online.”

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