Objective Of This Forum / Posting Guidelines / BW Sub-Forum Guide and Description / No Personal Advertisement In This Forum / Disruptive Posts Removal

blowingwind · May 24, 2005

1. No Attitude

On the other hand, Nobody's perfect. Sometimes a normally nice guy may post something politically incorrect. If it's his little prejudice that's quite harmless, just give him your opinion politely. If it's just a slip of mind, let it pass and skip over it. Only when he shows consistent mean attitude ( like maybe more than 3 such postings ), then we'll all fire away

2. Basically ALL are welcome- young, old, big, small. fat, thin, black white and all colors of the rainbow. There's no commercial revenue pressure and no special interest group.

3. The posting volume is expected to be small.

Though posting in the wrong sub-forum will be frown upon by others, I will not be rushing to cleanup because skipping over these mess is easy when the volume is small.

4. Commercial postings and even spammers are welcome. But too much spam will get that spammer banned. Just be sensible, maybe spam about once a month?

blowingwind · May 28, 2005

Welcome back again guys. Smell the new furniture

Relax and enjoy yourself. We welcome your participation and valuable comments. Please continue actively posting in this new forum.

Be Happy

Lungker · June 1, 2005

This is a forum started by BW years ago. In the first two locations, Geocities and EZboards, BW tended to leave the forums alone due to lack of time to micro-manage it. Nobody was assisting him then.

Since moving to this site, he had appointed some moderators. Previously, the old site was a free for all, no controls type of forum, without any moderators. They were filled with garbage so much so many readers were turned off. When readership drop, so were interesting postings. We were constantly flamed that the forum was stale. Well, we certainly hope to do better this time around.

We are listing some posting guidelines below. Please give due considerations to it when you post. This is not censorship or suppression of opinions. What we hope to see are postings that add value to the threads. We certainly do not mind one line query for clarification or direction lets say to a particular place, but numerous one liner posting directed at each other will start to make this forum look like a group SMS center. By all means post what you want, go ahead and express your opininons, flame or encourage if you have to, but please stick to the point of the original thread. We are simply asking for consideration and sensibility from our readers.

The guidelines also include restrictions on racist or anti-religious comments, political discussions about Singapore politics and anti-social behaviour.

One other thing, currently we are probably the only local forum that allows unregistered "guests" to post. The reason why all other local forums will allow only registered members to post is so they can maintain some semblence of control - not on the content but the type of postings. Spammers, troublemakers, unjustified flammers etc are much reduced when they are require to register. Conversely, it is also true, where genuine postings are also reduced. At this point in time, we do not see the need to require only registered members can post since we are not encountering such problems.

This is a non-commercial site. We welcome one and all. As much as possible we promote pink business and even other local gay websites/forums. We just hope that this will become a place where BW readers can come and read and share some interesting stories or postings, learn something new, maybe laugh a little and go away thinking hey this place is quite fun to hang out. We will always be striving to achieve these goals and we hope our readers and contributors will help us too.

We, the Admin and the moderators sincerely thank you all for your understanding.

POSTING GUIDELINES

1. Refrain from discussing about Singapore politics.

Group political discussions in Singapore are restricted to political parties. We are not one of them. So please refrain from posting anything concerning political parties, elections, political figures, the judiciary etc. in this forum. However, comments on social issues especially regarding gay life in Singapore is encouraged.

2. No racist and anti-religious comments

Racist and anti-religious comments about a particular religion is forbidden. We live in a multi-racial and multi-cultural society and we aspire to respect BWers of any races or religions. Racist or offensive religious comments will be removed immediately to protect the sensitivities of our readers.

3. Do not post libellous comments

Do not post information about a particular person or organisation you know is not true. Even if you do not know if the information is false, it is libellous to do so. Readers making such comments will be held legally responsible for their actions. Fair comments and opinions about people and organisations are allowed.

4. Anti-social behaviour.

Anti-social posting behaviour undermines the board as a source of valuable information and puts off many members, thereby deterring their continued participation. Examples of such behaviour include(though not limited to): posts with large font and/or all in CAPS, making one line comments that has little information value, posting out of topic, making irrelevant comments, continuously posting mean and hurtful remarks to other posters, communicating one to one in a thread (please use the private message system for this) or making consecutive and repetitive postings. Threads in our forums should either be of gay, gay-appeal or have a significant level of interest from our readers.

5. Respect for others' privacy.

Do not post the private information eg. names, pictures, phone numbers, addresses, place of work of individuals without getting their approvals first. Exempted are people whose information are either expected to be in the public domain, eg. free-lance masseurs or therapists. Comments or postings of pictures of individuals already available in the national media is allowed unless libellous comments are made about them.

Violators of the above guidelines are usually warned, and their comments edited if necessary. However, serious violations will warranted an immediate removal of the postings. Serial violators and trouble makers will have posting restrictions imposed on them.

BW does not exercise editorial control over any posting or private message and hence cannot be held liable for any comments made by registered or non-registered users of this board. As much as possible, we will attempt to protect posters if they post something libellous or if they inadvertently broke the laws, by removing or editing the posting as soon as possible. However readers are reminded they are responsible for their own speech and comments. Just stay away from commenting about political issues, races, religions and making pointed references about people and we should be all right.

Admin · April 6, 2006

I am quoting Blowing Wind (the original admin of this forum) when he replied to the thread "Unregistered Guests" in the feedback section.

Blowingwind @ February 08, 2006 11:58 pm

Thanks guys for the trouble to feedback here.
BW has always traditionally allowed unregistered guests to post. You may not have noticed it but we had always have a big group of silent supporters here for years.
They may be closeted ones. Or they may be at work. Or they may be sneaking a peep using computers at Internet cafes away from prying eyes at home. They may be here using computers at places where it is inconvenient to log in.
For whatever reasons, we have always made it comfortable for them here for their silent support through all these years.
Every posting should stand on it's own merit, doesn't matter if it's posted by registered members or not. Even my replies are not above scrutinies. If you don't agree to the posting, rebut gracefully or kindly skip over or ignore them. If they are nasty flame posts devoid of any merits, we'll delete them. I would prefer a more open place where we can be matured enough to accept some inconvenience to ourselves for the benefit of others.
All other gay forums here in sg require registration to post, so we would like to keep our unique culture here of being more open. There were problems but none that we cannot handle.
For those who know me through the years should know I am the permissive type of moderator. I dislike controlling or telling people what to think or to do. We have enough of that already in life. Just because there may be some troublemakers, the typical reaction of our society here is to control, more controls and control even those who are decent, well behaved people. It stifled the whole soceity as we already know and yet pretend that it's all for our own good.
I hope to provide an escape corner here for people to be themselves.
Be Happy

Reccently, there had been discussions about compulsorily requiring people to become members before they can post. The above statement from Blowing Wind have addressed the concerns raised by the discussions.

All of us here, members or not are actually guests of this forum. Membership, which is free, does not accord you any more rights or priviledges, other than allowing you to place an ad in the "Personals" section and also so that other members can send you a personal message.

Historically since the day BW (the forum) was started, guests had been allowed to post. It is not about to change. To continue to participate happily in this forum, kindly treat the above as the unofficial policy of this forum regarding unregistered guests.

As of today, we are the only local gay leaning forum that allowed guests to post. We sincerely hope the continuation of this policy do not dissuade anyone from continuing to participate in the forum.

IkuTube · May 1, 2008

I am consolidating all the previous threads regarding the new forum here, for easy reference:

01. Admin: The First Month

http://www.blowingwi...?showtopic=9693

02. Testing Google Search on Blowing Wind

http://www.blowingwi...?showtopic=9582

03. Now That Blowing Wind Is A Privately Owned .org Domain

http://www.blowingwi...?showtopic=9526

04. Obsolete Article.

05. Obsolete Article

06. Board's New Feature: IRC Chat Java Applet

http://www.blowingwi...?showtopic=9369

07. Admin : Removing "gay" From Title Bar Of Blowing Wind Gay Forum

http://www.blowingwi...showtopic=11190

08. Welcome To The New Board!, Latest BW Official Opening!

http://www.blowingwi...?showtopic=9336

09. Tips On Using The New Forum

http://www.blowingwi...?showtopic=9351

10. Decision: Blowing Wind - Moving Forward

http://www.blowingwi...?showtopic=9252

11. Blowing Wind Civic Community Messages

http://www.blowingwi...showtopic=10147

12. Blowing Wind Ads for Charity

http://www.blowingwi...showtopic=11353

IkuTube · January 15, 2009

13. Member's Photo
http://www.blowingwi...showtopic=11056

14. BW Forum 2008 In Review
http://www.blowingwi...showtopic=12083

15. BlowingWind Forum Upgrade 2009
http://www.blowingwi...showtopic=14105

16. How To Post Pictures Into BW Forum
http://www.blowingwi...showtopic=12510

17. Blowing Wind Forum Software Upgrade 2010
http://www.blowingwi...showtopic=17668

18. Bw Howto: Customise / Sex-Up Your Profile Page
http://www.blowingwi...showtopic=17689

19. Mobile BlowingWind
http://www.blowingwi...showtopic=17839

20. Admin: How To Add / Remove Friends In Blowingwind
http://www.blowingwi...showtopic=19658

21. Admin: How To Delete Your Blowing Wind Account
http://www.blowingwi...showtopic=19883

22. Announcing BW Massage Forum
http://www.blowingwi...showtopic=21823

23. Admin: Switching Between Normal And Mobile Skin
http://www.blowingwi...showtopic=23676

24. Admin: Registered Member Cannot Post / Pm / Update Status
http://www.blowingwi...showtopic=29818

25. Admin: BW Chat (FAQ)

http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=39440

26. Admin: How to Disable Online Chat
http://www.blowingwi...showtopic=32982

27. Admin: Loss Password (Self-Service)
http://www.blowingwi...showtopic=33510

28. Admin: Registered Members Unable To Receive Email
http://www.blowingwi...showtopic=38435

29. How To View Latest Posts First?

http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=46948

IkuTube · December 4, 2011

BW 2009 Changes

01. 100,000th Blowing Wind Post - Welcome And Thanks !

http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=12989

BW 2011 Changes

01. Overview - Pls Read This First
http://www.blowingwi...showtopic=28442

02. 200,000Th Post Of Blowing Wind

http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=21122

03. New Directions for our Forums
http://www.blowingwi...showtopic=28444

04. Increasing PM Personal Messages from 100 to 200
http://www.blowingwi...showtopic=28450

05. Staying Afloat with BW Advertisement Drive
http://www.blowingwi...showtopic=28448

06. Bw We Lost Our Google Advertisement $
http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=27441

BW 2011 Upgrade

07. Bw Forum April 2012 Upgrade
http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=31523

HendryTan · May 5, 2012

1. This MAIN Forum of BlowingWind is for discussion of gay topics of general interest as written in our posting guidelines.

2. To keep the forum streamline, ALL personal advertisement must be posted to the Personal Forum which is equally vibrant. This allows like-minded people to just repeatedly check one place for contact.

We often see topics where in the midst of a discussion, we have a post to get the topic-starter/member to email/sms/skype that poster to meetup/contact/go-out-together etc

Please do NOT hyjack the topic to post messages to email / call you. This will usually end out with "me-too xxx@hotmail.com", "can call me too yy@gmail.com", "I want too ...".

For such purpose, please use Personal Messaging (PM) for private arrangement.

3. Please abide by this Guideline so to unclutter this Main Forum and make it more efficient for everyone to read.

4. The moderators will PM to warn initial violators.

REPEATED Offenders will get Membership suspended for various duration depending on how serious and how many times the offence is committed.

We will also delete all those topics and posts.

Bern · June 7, 2013

BW 2012 Changes

01. Bw Profile Add - Ht / Wt / Relationship / Role

http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=29239

02. Facebook Style On-Page Chat

http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=32591

03. 400,000Th Blowing Wind Post

http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=33125

04. Welcome Bern Our New Bw It Admin Cum Moderator

http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=33520

05. Admin: More Cpu Juice For Bw !

http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=34553

06. Admin: Bw 3 Days 2 Outages And Moving Ahead

http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=37457

07. Blowingwind Forum - 2012 In Review

http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=37721

BW 2012 Upgrade

08. Bw Forum April 2012 Upgrade

http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=31523

09. Admin: Removed Gravatar Support

http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=31595

10. Bw Forum Upgrade / Maintenance Tonight

http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=32032

11. Admin: System Performance Problem

http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=32649

12. Admin: Server Load Too High Message

http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=32798

13. Admin: Bw Site Problem These Last 2 Days

http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=33771

14. Bw Database Problem

http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=35426

15. Bw Down For Database Full Rebuilt 5Pm Today [Completed]

http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=35465

16. Admin: Chat Optimisation [Completed]

http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=35726

17. Our Chat Software Is Upgraded (13/11/2012)

http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=36641

18. Admin: Bw Database Corruption - Posts Loss

http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=37186

19. Admin: Bw Planned Upgrade (21/12/2012, 3:30Pm )

http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=37504

20. Admin: Bw Unexpected Outage (29/12/2012)

http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=37700

Bern · June 7, 2013

BW 2013 Changes

01. Admin: New Profile Fields Added
http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=37816

02. Poll : Would You Install A Bw Forum Mobile Application
http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=38043

03. Celebrating The 500,000Th Post Of Blowing Wind
http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=39563

04. Forum New Feature = Best Answer Feature
http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=40592

05. [bw] Forum Blackout Official Statement (6/6/2013)

http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=41374

06. Forum Technical Help
http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=42016

07. Poll: Will You Attend This Year's Bw Anniversary Party?
http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=42970

08. [ B W ] 8Ighth Anniversary Party 2013
http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=43571

09. Forum New Feature: Bw Calendar
http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=44953

BW 2013 Upgrade

10. Admin: Forum & Chat Software Upgrade (20/2/2013)
http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=38936

11. Admin: Bw Status Missing
http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=39304

12. Admin: Bw Forum Maintenance Update (2/6/2013)
http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=41283

13. Admin: Forum Outage (25/07/2013)
http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=42218

14. Admin: Bw Backup Server + Maintenance Notice (15/08/13)
http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=42716

15. Admin: Chat Software Upgrade (3/12/2013) [Completed]
http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=46063

16. Admin: Blowingwind.org Spam Email Fighting
http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=46350&hl=

17. Suggestion For Moderators - On Polling
http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=46562

18. Admin: Bw Outage Today 27/12/2013 07:06 - 11:31 Am
http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=46812

Bern · March 4, 2014

BW 2014 Changes

01. BW Supports Pink Dot

http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=52096

BW 2014 Upgrade / Announcement

02. Bw Offline 8 Feb 2014 15:41 - 20:51
http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=48079

03. Admin: Bw Maintenance Notice (11/7/2014)

http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=52671

04. Admin: Email Notification Adjustments (Especially Microsoft Mail)

http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=56442

05. Admin: Chat Software Upgrade (29/11/2014) [Completed]

http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=57653

G_M · May 9, 2014

Warning points are issues when someone violates BW rules <- Click to see Rules

1st offence : Written warning and -1 warning point

2nd offence : Those who does not heed warning and continues to break forum rules ever after warning, (on the same day) 1 week Suspension and -1 warning point. otherwise 2nd written warning and - 1 warning point.

3rd offence : 2 weeks Suspension and -1 warning point.

4th offence : If the member is a recalcitrant offender who don't heed warning and after 2 suspensions, immediate Ban, Otherwise, 3 weeks suspension and -1 warning point.

5th offense : No more warning, Immediate Ban from BW Forum

Spammers who spam the forum by posting multiple ads or cross post in many folders will be Marked as spammer and will have their Posting disabled and can no longer post.

All above warning and suspension are subjected to change as per the discretion of the moderators. The Moderators decision is final.

G_M · October 30, 2014

Dear Extremist & Those with Religious & Political Agendas,

BW is a fun place to talk cock and sing song where everyone here enjoys a relax & shiok time.

Those of you who like to post religious and political extremist topics please go somewhere else.

Singapore is stress enough already, we don't need you to come and post all these stuff to stress the people here further.

Please leave your religious and political views outside the door of BW. Go to TRS, EMS, or whatever religious or political website / forum / blog, etc.

Ya, we are that kind of forum - I know what you are thinking.

Now, fuck off and leave us in peace to talk cock and sing song.

Your I-don't-have-time-for-this Mod,

GM

Bern · March 6, 2015

BW 2015 Changes

01. [bw] Welcome Our New Section Moderators - Glyph And Amplify
http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=61003

02. 1,000,000Th Post Of Blowingwind
http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=61103

03. Blowing Wind 1/0Enth Anniversary Party 2015
http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=62683

04. Here's Why You Should Attend Blowing Wind's Anniversary Party
http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=65101

05. #bw10
http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=65249

06. BW 10 years in review

http://www.blowingwind.io/bw10

07. What Changes Do You Wish To See For Blowing Wind? (Eg. User Interface, Additional Features, Etc.)
https://www.blowingwind.io/forum/topic/62320-what-changes-do-you-wish-to-see-for-blowing-wind-eg-user-interface-additional-features-etc/

08. BW New Interface 2016 + Polls / Comments / Q&A
https://www.blowingwind.io/forum/topic/71933-bw-new-interface-2016-polls-comments-qa/

BW 2015 Upgrade / Announcement

09. Admin: Bw Outage On Our Primary Host (30/5/2015)
http://www.blowingwind.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=64116

10. Big Bug In Bw? [Fixed]

https://www.blowingwind.io/forum/topic/64918-big-bug-in-bw-fixed/

11. BW Upgrade 29/12/15 [Completed] Post Bugs Here
https://www.blowingwind.io/forum/topic/71880-bw-upgrade-291215-completed-post-bugs-here/

March 16, 2015

1. General guidelines meant for the forum shall also apply to the chat room.
These include but are not limited to:

No political / religious / racist remarks
No drugs
No sexual activities for money / "rewards"

2. A chat room is, generally, an area on the internet where users communicate.
Excessive text flooding / repetition impedes this primary function and is highly discouraged.

3. The chat room is to be treated as public space and is moderated. Any decision made by the moderator is final.

youngmatureadult · July 27, 2015

I have posted a new topic before and often the posting was removed.

Could the moderator indicate where we can find the guidelines on new topics? I could not find them.

And if you merge the new topic into another topic, could you let the new topic stay for a day and leave a message somewhere to inform us where you have merged the new topic into? If not, we can't find the new topic.

Thanks.

July 27, 2015

Generally speaking, if there is a subforum that specifically caters to your topic, then you should be posting in there. As with the case of Blowing Wind;

Bulletin Board

Main Forum (commonly known as General Discussion in other forums)

Anything that does not infringe our guidelines and are not related to the other subforums may be posted here. Also where we make official announcements.

Members' Lounge

This is actually a subset of the main forum, but only members can post here. We're also much more lenient with what should or should not be here.

Personals

Personal classified ads that involves you looking for someone or something that doesn't revolve around monetary trading. Like the Members' Lounge, this subforum is viewable by all, but only members can post.

Interest Groups

IT Rest Room

For the nerds and geeks. Also serves as our IT Help Center.

Imperial Kitchen

As the saying goes, "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach."

Travellers Hut

Planning a vacay? Not entirely sure where to go or what the culture is like at a specific destination? You might just find it here.

Message & Grooming Services

For professional home-based massage services. Only members can post.

Fitness & Health

For the fitsy witsy ones.

Miscellaneous

Services, Biz & Useful Web Links

Basically BW's trading hub/information counter. Buy/Sell/Trade stuff here. Services that are legal may also be rendered. Only members can post.

What Can I Do If Someone Takes a Photo of Me in Public and Publishes It?

by Victor Looi / August 13, 2018

You may feel disconcerted after realising that someone has taken a photo of you in public and has published it without your consent.

What you should do is:

Keep the publication in which your photo appeared, if the photo was published in a physical medium like a magazine, leaflet or poster;
Take a photograph of the publication in which your photo appeared, if the photo was published in a physical medium but you are unable to or are not allowed to keep the publication with you; or
Capture a screenshot of the webpage on which your photo appeared, if the photo was published online.

Next, you should try your best to ascertain the identity of the person or company who took and published your photo.

Once you are able to do so, you can request that the other party remove the photo expeditiously. Should that party not comply with your request and/or should you seek compensation from him as well, you may then consider taking legal action.

Breach of Data Privacy

If the other party had taken and/or published the photo without your consent in his capacity as an employee acting in the course of employment with an organisation, you may sue his employer, i.e. the organisation, under the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA). However, you must have incurred any losses or damages directly arising from his actions.

Alternatively, you may submit a complaint to the Personal Data Protection Commission, which may then investigate whether there was any non-compliance with the PDPA on the part of the organisation.

Harassment

You may be able to sue the other party for harassment under the Protection from Harassment Act in the following circumstances:

If the other party had intended to cause “harassment, alarm or distress” to you, and therefore published “threatening, abusive or insulting words” (along with the photo), which led you to feel harassed, alarmed or distressed, unless he can show that he had acted reasonably.
If the other party published “threatening, abusive or insulting words” (along with the photo), which led you to feel harassed, alarmed or distressed, unless he can show that he had acted reasonably or that he had no reason to believe that you would have heard, seen, or otherwise perceived the words in question.
If the other party published “threatening, abusive or insulting words” (along with the photo), with the intention of causing you to believe that unlawful violence would be used against you or a third party, or whereby you are likely to believe that such violence would be used against you or a third party, unless he can show that he had acted reasonably or that he had, in the latter scenario, no reason to believe that you would have seen, heard, or otherwise perceived the words in question.

Also, you may apply to the District Court for a protection order or lodge a Magistrate’s Complaint at the Community Justice Tribunals Division (CJTD) to stop the harassment.

Defamation

If the other party who took a photo of you published the photo together with written statements, you may be able to establish a claim in defamation against him due to the defamatory nature of those statements. This is provided:

You can prove that the requisite elements of the tort have been fulfilled; and
The other party is unable to rely on any defence recognised under the law.

For more details on these elements and defences, refer to our guide on defamation.

Passing Off

While image rights are not recognised under Singapore law, you may consider suing the other party for passing off if your photo was used without your consent by the other party for commercial purposes. To establish a claim for passing off, you need to fulfill 3 requirements:

You must have goodwill associated with any goods or services that you supply to the public.
The other party must have made a misrepresentation that caused or was likely to cause the public to believe that his goods or services were instead your goods or services.
You suffered or are likely to suffer damage because of the misrepresentation.

The UK case of Fenty and Others v Arcadia and Others [2015] EWCA Civ 3 provides some guidance as to how the Singapore courts may in future safeguard the commercial use of individuals’ images via the tort of passing off.

For instance, to fulfill the goodwill requirement, a claimant should have operated an extensive endorsement business such that he has acquired significant goodwill with regard to the types of goods or services that he has been endorsing.

Meanwhile, to satisfy the misrepresentation requirement, the claimant should have been misrepresented as having endorsed the defendant’s products or as being responsible for the products’ quality.

Evidently, this avenue of seeking redress, i.e., the tort of passing off, is more appropriate for celebrities or well-known people who are known by the public (or a significant section of it) for doing endorsements for businesses. If you are someone who has previously authorised numerous businesses to use your image for such purposes, you may be able to satisfy the goodwill requirement.

Also, provided you fulfill the other 2 aforementioned requirements as well, you may succeed in a claim of passing off.

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Previously, if someone took a photo of you in public and published it, there was little that you could do other than rely on the bases of harassment, defamation or passing off should the facts allow so.

Now, with the enactment of the PDPA, you may have a stronger claim against the other party on the basis of a breach of data privacy, provided that party had acted in the capacity of an employee of an organisation.

G_M · January 1, 2019

Let's keep the forum clear of discrimination in our community, be it :
Ageism (discrimination against e.g. old people, etc.),
Sexism (discrimination against e.g. transgender people, etc.),
Sizeism (discrimination against e.g. fat people, etc.),
Racism (discrimination against e.g. a particular race, etc.)

Let's create a more inclusive society where everyone respect each other for who they are.

Discrimination of any kind will NOT be tolerated here in BW forum!

G_M · February 21, 2020

Laws and Penalties for Doxxing in Singapore (With Examples)

Last updated on January 2, 2020

As of 1 January 2020, it is an offence to engage in “doxxing” in Singapore under the Protection from Harassment Act (POHA). Victims who face harassment due to online vigilantes sharing their personal information can seek redress under the POHA’s doxxing laws.

What is Doxxing?

Doxxing occurs when an individual or entity publishes the personal information of a person or people related to him (e.g. relatives, friends or colleagues) in order to harass, threaten or facilitate violence against them.

Personal information refers to information that can be used to identify the person, such as photographs or videos, contact details, or information about the person’s employment, education and family.

The new laws establish three different types of doxxing offences:

1. Publishing personal information with the intention to cause harassment, alarm or distress

Under the amended section 3 of the POHA, a person will be guilty of an offence if he publishes the personal information of a person (or of others related to that person) with the intention to cause harassment, alarm or distress to that person, and that person (or any other person) does in fact experience harassment, alarm or distress.

For example, A publishes the personal information of B on an online forum, with the intention to cause distress to B. A may be guilty of an offence under the amended section 3 of the POHA if B’s family members or colleagues feel distressed. This is even though their own personal information had not been shared.

The penalties for this offence are a fine of up to $5,000 and/or up to 6 months’ jail for a first conviction. These maximum penalties are doubled for repeat offenders.

2. Publishing personal information to cause the fear of violence

Under the amended section 5 of the POHA, a person will be guilty of an offence if he publishes the personal information of a person (or of others related to that person), while intending, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that it is likely that that person will believe that unlawful violence will be used against himself (or any other person).

For example, A publishes the personal information of B on an online forum. For A to be guilty of an offence under the amended section 5 of the POHA (relating to “fear of violence”), B must believe that violence will be used against him or other people such as his family members and colleagues. It is not enough for B’s family members or colleagues to hold this belief. B must hold this belief himself.

The penalties for this offence are a fine of up to $5,000 and/or up to 12 months’ jail for a first conviction. These maximum penalties are doubled for repeat offenders.

3. Publishing personal information to facilitate the use of violence

Under the amended section 5 of the POHA, a person will also be guilty of an offence if he publishes the personal information of a person (or of others related to that person), while intending, knowing or having reasonable cause to believe that it is likely, to facilitate the use of unlawful violence against that person (or any other person).

For example, A publishes the personal information of B on an online forum. A may be guilty of an offence under the amended section 5 of the POHA (relating to “facilitating the use of violence”) if A’s actions facilitate the use of violence against B’s family members or colleagues, even if not against B himself.

The penalties for this offence are a fine of up to $5,000 and/or up to 12 months’ jail for a first conviction. These maximum penalties are doubled for repeat offenders.

What are the differences between the three offences?

Must the publisher have intended the outcome of the doxxing?

The publisher must have intended to cause harassment, alarm or distress for him to be found guilty of an offence under the amended section 3 of the POHA.

In contrast, a publisher can be found guilty of doxxing under either section 5 offence even if he did not intend to cause the victim to fear violence, or to facilitate the use of violence against the victim. It is sufficient if the publisher knows, or ought to have known, that his actions are likely to cause this outcome.

Who is the target of the offence?

An offence under the amended section 3 of the POHA will be made out if the person whose personal information was published, or “any other person” (i.e. persons other than that person, or related persons of that person), experiences harassment, alarm or distress.

This is similar to the offence under the amended section 5 of the POHA (relating to “facilitate the use of violence”) in that the publisher must have targeted the person whose personal information has been published, or “any other person”.

However, under the amended section 5 of the POHA (relating to “fear of violence”), it must have been the person whose personal information has been published who believes that violence will be used against him (or any other person) for the offence to be made out.

Who Can be a Victim of Doxxing?

Only individuals can be victims of doxxing. Although an entity such as a company or organisation will not be able to seek remedies for doxxing, employees of the entity may do so in their individual capacity if their own personal information has been published.

However, this does not mean the organisations will have no avenues of recourse at all. In situations where acts of doxxing are accompanied by false statements of fact that damage the reputation of an entity, the entity can rely on the remedies available to them under the law against falsehoods.

For example, the new sections 15A and 15B of the POHA allow an entity to apply for a stop publication order or correction order. These orders require the publisher to stop the publication of the false statement (and future statements) or publish a correction notice that notifies the reader of the statement’s falsity.

Examples of Doxxing

What is considered doxxing:	What is not considered doxxing:
Publishing abusive and insulting comments about a person’s alleged sexual promiscuity and including that person’s contact details and photos to allow others to contact him	Posting a video of reckless driving on an online forum with the intention to warn people to drive safely
Sharing a person’s personal information on social media and asking others to “teach him a lesson”	Posting a video of a public dispute on social media in order to provide a factual account of the incident
Posting a person’s personal information on an online forum where other users have called for that person to be identified, so that he can be attacked	Sharing a person’s personal information with the authorities or emergency services so that necessary action can be taken
Posting a video of a public figure that includes his contact details, and asking others to threaten the person	Posting a video of a public figure where that person is being interviewed about publicly known facts

It is important to note that these examples are only guidelines. Whether an action amounts to doxxing under the POHA ultimately depends on the context in which the personal information is published.

Can One be Charged for Doxxing for Acts That Were Carried Out Before the Doxxing Laws Took Effect?

Individuals who carried out acts that may be considered doxxing before Singapore’s doxxing laws came into operation on 1 January 2020 will not be charged under them. This is because laws cannot be applied retrospectively, i.e. they cannot be applied to acts that occurred before they came into force.

Therefore, Singapore’s doxxing laws can only cover acts that took place on or after 1 January 2020.

What to Do If You Have Been a Victim of Doxxing

If you are a victim of doxxing, there are several remedies available to you under the POHA:

Make a police report: If it can be shown that the publisher has committed the offence of doxxing under the amended sections 3 or 5 of the POHA, the publisher may face criminal sanctions.
Bring civil proceedings against the publisher and claim damages as compensation: You may wish to consult one of our harassment lawyers on the feasibility of bringing a lawsuit against the publisher.
Apply for a protection order: You may submit an application for a Protection Order (PO) or an Expedited Protection Order (EPO) to the State Courts. Protection orders are flexible remedies that are tailored to the victim’s needs. For example, the court may issue an order to prohibit a person from publishing the victim’s personal information online. The court may also require third-parties, such as the Facebook and Instagram social media platforms, to remove the post. The amendments to the POHA provide for a simplified application process and an expedited timeline for being granted these orders. An EPO may be granted within 48 to 72 hours of filing an application and, where there is a risk of violence or actual violence, within 24 hours. A PO application may also be processed within 4 weeks. Please refer to our other article for more information on applying for POs.

G_M · February 21, 2020

BW forum will not tolerate anyone using our forum to dox companies or individuals, etc.

Anyone caught doing so will be suspended with immediate effect.

If you have any biff with anyone, settle it outside and don't bring your shit into our forum.

G_M · July 15, 2021

新个人资料保护法令9月1日正式生效

林静雯

发布 / 2019年8月26日 11:23 AM

更新 / 2019年8月26日 11:36 AM

新个人资料保护法令将从9月1日起正式生效，商家和业者等到时只有在法律规定下或有必要证明身份时，才能向公众索取身份证号码。（档案照）

（早报讯）新个人资料保护法令将从9月1日起正式生效，商家和业者等到时只有在法律规定下或有必要证明身份时，才能向公众索取身份证号码。

个人资料保护委员会今天发文告，提醒业者在新条例生效后不能任意收集、使用和公开个人身份证号码，或扣下身份证，以加强对消费者的保障。

新条例也涵盖护照、工作准证、出生证，以及外籍人士身份证。

委员会在去年8月宣布这项新条例，因此业者已有一年时间改善运作模式以符合新条例。

委员会也鼓励业者按其商业模式和营运需求选择采用其他方式来识别消费者，例如采用电子政府密码应用（SingPass Mobile）的服务之一SG-Verify，并避免过度收集消费者的其他个人资料。

https://www.pdpc.gov.sg/-/media/Files/PDPC/PDF Files/Resource for Organisation/Business-Checklist-v20-Chi
https://www.pdpc.gov.sg/-/media/Files/PDPC/PDF Files/Resource for Organisation/Business-Checklist-v20-Chi

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