MyDigital ID, the new digital verification platform by the government, apparently now has over one million registered users. The company’s CEO, Mohd Mirza Mohamed Noor, said that this demonstrated the country’s readiness to embrace digital transformation, and that they are grateful to their users for their confidence in the system.
This comes after a recent panic amongst Malaysians who rushed to sign up for MyDigital ID after it was announced that an account would be needed in order to access the MyJPJ app, which stores people’s digital driving license and road tax. After many found that it was difficult to register for an account — the app was seemingly unable to handle the sudden spike in traffic — transport minister Anthony Loke revoked the decision to make MyDigital ID mandatory for logging in.
Following this, Mirza himself clarified that the integration was postponed, rather than being cancelled. The latest MyJPJ update now lets users use MyDigital ID to log in, but it is only optional.
As for security concerns, the CEO noted that the system verifies users’ identities without collection personal data, but instead compares MyKad details as well as facial features with existing records from agencies such as the National Registration Department. He also emphasised that the system does not store the biometric data of its users.
While one million users is nothing to scoff at, it is nowhere near the 10 million target figure that was publicised by home minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail last year, which was supposed to be hit by the first quarter of 2024. Of course, this could also be attributed to the delayed public rollout of MyDigital ID, with online registration only being offered a couple of months ago.
(Source: Bernama)
