‘No, Digital ID will not implant chips in your body’


Going digital: Anwar registering for a Digital ID at the Perdana Putra building in Putrajaya. — Bernama

PUTRAJAYA: Concerns over 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, says the Prime Minister.

Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who is also the Finance Minister, said that when talking about digital transformation, people must accept the fact that the country should advance in line with current developments.

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