KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Bernama) — Matters pertaining to the security of MySejahtera users’ personal data and the owner of the application were among the issues raised by senators when debating the motion on the MySejahtera application at the Dewan Negara today.

Senator Datuk Koh Nai Kwong questioned whether all personal data of the people in the country was secured without being compromised by any party who could use it for commercial and political purposes.

He said previously, permission to store personal data in the application was made for free as a corporate social responsibility but why was it suddenly charged.

“Is it because it involves a sale and purchase issue,” said Koh, who also asked the Ministry of Health (MOH) to state the actual owner of the application and whether the ministry still had the rights to the application or if it was now wholly owned by private company MySJ Sdn Bhd.

Senator Dr Wan Martina Wan Yusoff asked whether MySejahtera users had the right to cancel their registration and stop the application operator from accessing their personal information.

“Where is this data stored and how is it disposed of if users cancel their registration. What is the government’s guarantee that the people’s personal data will not be misused or manipulated for certain purposes,” she asked.

Senator Aknan Ehtook wanted to know why MySejahtera should be sold to MySJ Sdn Bhd and who made the decision on the matter.

“Is it the MOH or the Finance Ministry or the Cabinet that made the decision to sell MySejahtera to MySJ Sdn Bhd?” he said.

Earlier, Senator Muhammad Zahid Md Arip tabled the motion asking the Dewan Negara to debate the controversy over the security of personal data of Malaysians in the MySejahtera application, following the move to choose private company MySJ Sdn Bhd to continue managing the application.

He said important individuals in the company also had a direct relationship and connection with KPISoft Sdn Bhd, which developed the application.

Source: BERNAMA News Agency