Mimos: No user data will be collected for MyDigital ID; official public registration opens on July 1

According to Mimos' Saat Shukri, the MyDigital ID system will not store any user data on its servers. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Institute of Microelectronic Systems (Mimos) clarifies that it will not collect any user data via the MyDigital ID system, stressing that security is a major consideration.

During a media briefing aimed at addressing security concerns surrounding the national digital identification system, Dr Saat Shukri Embong, chief of techno-venture at Mimos, said the system solely verifies a user's identity for logins to government platforms and transactions.