Concerns with implementation of digital id unfounded, says PM


PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Friday (Dec 1) stressed that the people's concerns with the implementation of the National Digital Identity or Digital ID, such as personal and banking records being leaked and chips implanted into the body of individuals, are completely unfounded.

Anwar, who is also the Finance Minister, said that when talking about digital transformation, the people must accept the fact that the country should advance in line with current development, including the use of technology.

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