The MySejahtera Mayhem

Tricia Yeoh, CEO, Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS) | Khairil Yusof, Co-Founder, Sinar Project

28-Mar-22 18:00

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News surrounding the ownership and management of MySejahtera took over headlines over the weekend, and have incurred many discussions. First, we get into the contract in question, who the company is, what the issues are here in terms of public-private management. Then, we dive into the concerns people have regarding data privacy of this app.

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Produced by: Jeremy Ng, Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan

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Categories: medical innovation and technology, technology, social issues

Tags: kpisoft, MySJ, evening edition, inside story, mysejahtera app, ministry of health malaysia, personal data, data privacy,

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