The revelation by a foreign news agency that a Chinese company with reported links to military and intelligence networks in the country had collected data on 1,400 Malaysians, should be investigated.
Senior Minister (Security Cluster) Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the report had yet to be verified and an investigation was required prior to further action.
"Sometimes, we hear a lot of news in which the truth is not clear, so I have asked for this matter to be investigated first.
"Personal data should be protected because we have the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 where it is protected for every Malaysian in the country," he told reporters after the handover ceremony of the Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOP) compliance "Aku Janji" pledge card in conjunction with Perbadanan Nasional's National month campaign today.
He was commenting on a report by an international news agency that a Chinese company, Zhenhua Data, had reportedly collected personal data on 2.4 million people, and that a database leak involving 250,000 individuals included 1,400 Malaysians.
Earlier during the ceremony, Ismail received the Covid-19 SOP compliance "Aku Janji" pledge card from the Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives secretary-general Mohammad Mentek.
The card was signed by 1,040 local franchisees, teachers and students of SMK Seri Pantai, Kampung Kerinchi and employees of Perbadanan Nasional.
- Bernama
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