ONI Country Profi le
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panic among the public. See James Hookway, “ Thai Police Arrest Two Accused of Violating
Internet Laws, ” Wall Street Journal , November 3, 2009, http://online.wsj.com/article/
SB125712550983721881.html .
41. Poowin Buyavejchewin, “ Internet Politics: Internet as a Political Tour in Thailand, ” Canadian
Social Science 6, no. 3 (2010); “ Political Battles Go Online, ” Bangkok Post, January 8, 2010, http://
m.bangkokpost.com/articledetail.php?channelID=1 & articleID=188908 .
42. “ Political Battles Go Online, ” Bangkok Post .
43. Privacy abuses in Thailand have typically been framed in terms of trespass, defamation, or
breach of trust or confi dence. For analysis of privacy-related laws in Thailand, see Ramasoota,
“ State Surveillance, Privacy and Social Control in Thailand (1358 – 1997). ”
44. Chapter 3: Personal Information, Offi cial Information Act B.E. 2540, http://www.oic.go.th/
content_eng/act.htm .
45. “ Cabinet to Consider Data Protection Law ” [in Thai], Chaopraya News, October 14, 2010,
http://www.chaoprayanews.com/2010/10/14/ .
46. Section 18, Thailand Computer-Related Offenses Act B.E. 2550, http://www.lib.su.ac.th/
ComputerLaw50.pdf .
47. Section 26, Computer Crime Act B.E. 2550 (2007), issued June 10, 2007, effective July 18,
2007. Unoffi cial English translation is available at http://www.prachatai.com/english/node/117 .
48. See Pirongrong Ramasoota Rananand, “ Information Privacy in a Surveillance State: A Perspective from Thailand, ” in Information Technology Ethics: Cultural Perspectives , ed. Soraj Hongladarom
and Charles Ess (Hershey, PA: Idea Group Reference, 2007).
49. Ibid.
50. Tulsathit Taptim, “ Did Abhisit Text Himself into More Trouble? ” The Nation , July 16, 2010,
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home/2010/07/16/politics/Did-Abhisit-text-himself-into
-more-trouble-30133903.html .
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panic among the public. See James Hookway, “ Thai Police Arrest Two Accused of Violating
Internet Laws, ” Wall Street Journal , November 3, 2009, http://online.wsj.com/article/
SB125712550983721881.html .
41. Poowin Buyavejchewin, “ Internet Politics: Internet as a Political Tour in Thailand, ” Canadian
Social Science 6, no. 3 (2010); “ Political Battles Go Online, ” Bangkok Post, January 8, 2010, http://
m.bangkokpost.com/articledetail.php?channelID=1 & articleID=188908 .
42. “ Political Battles Go Online, ” Bangkok Post .
43. Privacy abuses in Thailand have typically been framed in terms of trespass, defamation, or
breach of trust or confi dence. For analysis of privacy-related laws in Thailand, see Ramasoota,
“ State Surveillance, Privacy and Social Control in Thailand (1358 – 1997). ”
44. Chapter 3: Personal Information, Offi cial Information Act B.E. 2540, http://www.oic.go.th/
content_eng/act.htm .
45. “ Cabinet to Consider Data Protection Law ” [in Thai], Chaopraya News, October 14, 2010,
http://www.chaoprayanews.com/2010/10/14/ .
46. Section 18, Thailand Computer-Related Offenses Act B.E. 2550, http://www.lib.su.ac.th/
ComputerLaw50.pdf .
47. Section 26, Computer Crime Act B.E. 2550 (2007), issued June 10, 2007, effective July 18,
2007. Unoffi cial English translation is available at http://www.prachatai.com/english/node/117 .
48. See Pirongrong Ramasoota Rananand, “ Information Privacy in a Surveillance State: A Perspective from Thailand, ” in Information Technology Ethics: Cultural Perspectives , ed. Soraj Hongladarom
and Charles Ess (Hershey, PA: Idea Group Reference, 2007).
49. Ibid.
50. Tulsathit Taptim, “ Did Abhisit Text Himself into More Trouble? ” The Nation , July 16, 2010,
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/home/2010/07/16/politics/Did-Abhisit-text-himself-into
-more-trouble-30133903.html .