Woman feared prison if she took photos of burglary due to new PDPA law

A Thai woman witnessed thieves break into a neighbour’s house but didn’t take any pictures of the burglars for fear of going to prison under the new Personal Data Protection Act.

The 23 year old admitted she was too scared to take photos of the criminals’ faces because she was afraid of being sued under the new PDPA law which came into effect yesterday.

The woman, called Wipaporn, revealed she heard and then saw two men enter a rental house in the Meung district of Rayong in the early hours of Tuesday, May 31. She bravely approached the men to confirm fears they were breaking in and had a matter-of-fact casual chat with them before returning to her home.

Wipapron revealed the thieves then fled the scene on a motorbike soon after their chat when other residents nearby became aware of the break in.

She secretly took pictures of the thieves’ legs and motorbike registration…