Top 6 Worries Of Voters This 13th Malaysian General Election
Names disappearing from the electoral roll on SPR, phantom voters stealing identities to cast votes, indelible ink not staying on for days as it should, foreigners handed out Malaysian ICs to cast votes, the list of worries this Malaysian general election goes on. What are YOU most worried about? Do add to our list, we want to know.
By Melody Oei — 30 Apr 2013, 05:53 PM — Updated about 11 years ago
6. "Firefox" GE13 document with spyware that spies your computer movement
Computer spyware was found recently in a Bahasa Malaysia Microsoft Word document that purportedly discusses Election 2013 candidates, according to IT security researchers Citizen Lab.
“We discovered a booby-trapped document that contained a candidate list for the Malaysian General Elections,” the report said, adding it was titled “SENARAI CADANGAN CALON PRU KE-13 MENGIKUT NEGERI.”
yahoo.comThe word document installs FinSpy spyware that masquerades as Mozilla’s Firefox browser on the computers. When a victim opens this document, their computer is infected with FinSpy.
When recipients download the file, the computer data became accessible to an external user plus the ability to watch and listen to the computer’s user through the machine’s camera and microphone.
yahoo.comCitizen Lab found that FinSpy “is being used in a number of countries with poor human rights records and has been used to target activists.”
yahoo.com"We cannot make definitive statements about the actors behind the booby-trapped candidate list," the “For Their Eyes Only” report released on May 1, the University of Toronto’s Citizen Lab said.
yahoo.com"The contents of the document suggest that the campaign targets Malay speakers who are interested in Malaysia’s hotly contested 5 May 2013 General Elections,” the report said.
yahoo.com“This strongly suggests that the targets are Malaysians either within Malaysia or abroad,” it added.
5. Who will clean up the streets after Malaysia's 13th GE?
Illustration of campaign banners during Malaysia's 13th GE. Photo from The Star.
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Illustration of campaign banners during Malaysia's 13th GE. Photo from Dawn.com
Image via wordpress.com4. Registered voters' names missing or not reflected in the electoral roll on SPR
Many registered Malaysian voters were unable to find their records on the SPR site; some of them found that their records have been removed.
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If you are facing these problems, approach your Election Center at your respective constituencies. Everyone should also print & make a copy of the electoral roll page where your name is stated.
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3. Indelible ink doesn't stay on for days as stated
The indelible ink mark is said to be visible for at least 3 days and can last up to 4 weeks.
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2. Foreigners handed out ICs to cast votes
Malaysians are concerned about the foreigners that have been handed out ICs in order to vote.
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Massive numbers of Bangladeshi seen at LCCT yesterday, 2 May 2013. Photo from Facebook.
Image via akamaihd.net1. Phantom Voters stealing identities to cast votes
"A phantom voter are voters who come to cast votes by using a fake identity card in the name of other registered voters in the electoral commission."
spr.gov.my"Fraud and impersonation is an offense under the Election Offences Act 1954 and is punishable by imprisonment of not less than 2 years or a fine not exceeding RM5,000 or both."
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