What do you mean by “it is assumed that the person will not falsify or conceal the person’s identity or location.” In Regulation 3(3) of the HCS (Advertisement) Regulations?
Healthcare Services Act(Advertisement) Regulations, Application of these Regulations
It is meant to indicate that masking technology needs to be taken into consideration when determining whether an advertisement has a Singapore link. For instance, if a person uses VPN technology to enter websites which can only be accessed by non-Singapore IP addresses, and discovers “offending” advertisement in such websites, this may not come under HCSA’s scope if this advertisement was only placed in websites which cannot be accessed by Singapore IP addresses.
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