Man sues Singapore Kindness Movement over alleged breach of privacy, emotional distress

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Mr Martin Piper said his consent was not obtained for the use or disclosure of his personal data in an e-mail thread..

SINGAPORE – A man is suing the Singapore Kindness Movement over alleged breach of privacy and emotional distress, with the first day of the civil trial taking place on Aug 5.

On Sept 1, 2022, SKM’s head of strategic marketing and communications Karun S’Baram responded to Mr Piper’s e-mail. He is now accusing SKM of breaching the obligations owed to him under the Personal Data Protection Act , stating in his documents that SKM did not obtain his consent for the use or disclosure of his personal data.

The documents also stated that as a result of the Poha claim, Mr Piper incurred considerable undisclosed expenses in responding to and defending against it, which ultimately turned out to be frivolous, as Ms Loi eventually withdrew it on May 24, 2023. The defence added: “The ground-up movement does not have a Telegram channel... Carol had clarified that she is not a founder or owner of the Telegram channel and that her involvement in the Telegram channel is as a concerned citizen in her personal capacity, with other concerned citizens.

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