Govt to introduce 'kill switch' to boost online security


PETALING JAYA: The government is set to introduce a "kill switch" to enhance digital security and tackle cybercrimes.

In a statement on Sunday (July 28), Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said revealed that the initiative is expected to be tabled in Parliament in the next session slated for October.

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