Benefits await: Susie says there are plans to have more services integrate with MyDigital ID but there is no deadline yet for the public to register for the system. — FAIHAN GHANI/The Star
PETALING JAYA: Malaysians have been urged to register for their MyDigital ID now that the system is in place since June.
The MyDigital ID system now integrates with several government applications such as the Human Resources Management Information System Mobile, MySejahtera, MyJPJ and MyGov portal, with plans to incorporate banking and financial services as well.
MyDigital ID communication and promotion head Susie Annie Tamin said signing up early will enable Malaysians to fully utilise the system better down the road.
When individuals obtain their own MyDigital ID certification, she said, they will be able to log seamlessly into apps such as MySejahtera or MyJPJ.
“One of the benefits of signing up for the MyDigital ID is that you do not have to log in using different passwords but the one verification system instead for apps and portals.
“Another advantage of using the MyDigital ID login into MyJPJ is that the user will be auto-upgraded as an ‘advance user’, therefore it is not necessary for the user to perform another biometric verification at the JPJ counter for the purpose,” she said when contacted yesterday.
Explaining further how the system works, Susie said having a MyDigital ID certificate will protect users from online fraud as the password and certificate are unique to the individual.
For example, users lose access to their MySejahtera login when changing their mobile phone.
With MyDigital ID, the user will be able to regain access to the app and all their information there.
Last December, Mimos acting president and chief executive officer Dr Saat Shukri Embong said the MyDigital ID system would only be used to verify a user’s identity for login to government platforms and transactions, and data would not be collected.
He said the system only compares the information contained within a MyKad and a user’s fingerprint or facial features against existing data held by government agencies like the National Registration Department (NRD).
Mimos, which is in charge of the implementation of MyDigital ID, is planning to expand its registration kiosks to include both rural and urban areas in phases.
Susie said there are plans to have more services integrate with MyDigital ID but there is no deadline yet for the public to register for the system.
Since it was announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim in November last year, Susie said the acceptance level from the public has been positive with comments mostly centred on the technical aspect.
“Therefore, more promotion of the system will be carried out on social media and other methods.
“Most of the feedback we received from the public is on how to use the system. Right now, we are progressing to provide more information through press releases and talk shows as has been done when it was first announced,” she said.
Right now, the public can register for the MyDigital ID either online on the mobile app or at kiosks.
On July 10, Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo said MyDigital ID registration kiosks have been placed at 199 NRD branches and five branches of the National Information Dissemination Centre throughout the country.
So far, 465,924 users have registered for MyDigital ID. They include civil servants.
