‘More byte needed in data protection’


Cause for concern: A study by British tech website Comparitech on privacy and surveillance in 47 countries placed Malaysia as the fifth-worst country in terms of protecting the personal data of its citizens. — AFP

PETALING JAYA: In the wake of yet another data leak, experts are calling for regulatory bodies to take punitive action against organisations that expose users’ personal data, making them vulnerable to scammers.

“In most countries, regulatory bodies define, manage, influence and control how data should or shouldn’t be used by any company or individual,” said enterprise information management vendor ASG Technologies general manager for Asia Pacific Praveen Kumar.

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