Last week, users raised concerns over data privacy and security after reports about the MPD collection initiative emerged.
PETALING JAYA: No personally identifiable information (PII) will be accessed, processed or disclosed in the government's collection of mobile phone data from mobile network operators.
KUALA LUMPUR: The government's Mobile Phone Data collection exercise is fraught with the potential for abuse, says MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong has questioned the authorities for probing one of the party's youth leaders over the recent controversial private mobile data collection.
PETALING JAYA: The government's efforts to collate detailed records of phone calls and internet usage from telecommunications firms are a violation of the people's right to their personal data, said Datuk Dr Wee Ka Siong.
PETALING JAYA: The government's move to collect detailed phone and Internet usage records from telecommunications companies has crossed the line and is a breach of the people's right to privacy, says MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong (pic).
PETALING JAYA: MCA will support its Pahang Youth chief Wong Siew Mun with legal assistance, as she is due for questioning by Bukit Aman over the telco data issue, says Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.
KOTA KINABALU: A pilot project for digital tourism data collection has been launched in Kiulu, marking a significant step in strengthening efforts to record tourist arrivals in rural Sabah.
KUALA LUMPUR: The government's move to collect mobile phone data must be called off as it could lead to abuse and the erosion of public trust, says MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.
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KUALA LUMPUR: The lifestyle and behaviour of Malaysians will come under the microscope with comprehensive data being collected to drive "real transformation" among the population.
Following an exciting week of data and sample collection at the Al-Sultan Abdullah Royal Tiger Reserve, Pahang, a team of multidisciplinary researchers is now working on a scientific report to shape long-term conservation strategies, contribute to the reserve's biodiversity inventory, and support efforts to protect the state's natural heritage.
China will step up the input of central funds to support the construction of data infrastructure and make full use of ultra-long-term special treasury bonds to accelerate the building of architecture related to national data infrastructure, says the National Data Administration (NDA), the country's top data governance regulator.
KUALA LUMPUR: Telecommunication companies have reaffirmed their commitment to protecting customer data and privacy over the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission's (MCMC) use of mobile phone data (MPD) for statistical purposes.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission's (MCMC) request for mobile phone call data from telecommunications companies is aimed at supporting evidence-based policymaking, including enhancing network infrastructure, says Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil.
KOTA KINABALU: The Luyang DAP service centre has come under scrutiny over its recent data collection practices, which have raised concerns about transparency and legality.
(Reuters) -People who accused Google of illegally collecting their personal information, after they chose not to synchronize their Google Chrome browsers with their Google accounts, cannot sue the Alphabet unit as a group in a class action, a U.S. judge ruled.
A LARGE-SCALE exercise has begun to identify and register an estimated 2,000 small traders operating in Ampang Jaya, Selangor.
A privacy campaign group filed a complaint on April 24 with authorities in Austria against video game giant Ubisoft, accusing the Assassin's Creed publisher of illegally collecting users' personal data.