PUTRAJAYA: Telephone numbers are personal data that are most valuable now and are at risk of being used by irresponsible parties either to make a profit or use it to harm someone, says Personal Data Protection Commissioner Mazmalek Mohamad.
In a briefing to the media here, he advised the public to avoid joining WhatsApp groups that are not beneficial to avoid unknowingly sharing phone numbers.
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