BASED on the recent news reports about personal data theft and illegal sale of personal data, the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) is concerned over whether our country is prepared for the digital economy.
The push towards the digital economy comes in many different forms, and includes businesses giving special discounts for online purchases, banks making customers use their online services instead of the counter, and government agencies such as EPF and Socso making it mandatory for contributions to be deposited online. Even income-tax filing is going online.
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