ACM Kanit Suwannate, author of the controversial cybersecurity bill, addresses the NLA in this photo taken May 1. (File photo by Thanarak Khunton)The government-sponsored cybersecurity bill will not become a tool used by state authorities to gain access to individuals' private data, Digital Economy and Society Minister Pichet Durongkaveroj said. The bill is intended to protect information of the state and private sectors, as well as that of individuals, Mr Pichet said. ''I insist the government is acting in the best interests of the public,'' the minister said. The cybersecurity committee must seek a court order before doing so but it may act first if cases are urgent, and then report to the court as soon as possible.

Source: Bangkok Post May 16, 2017 22:07 UTC