No need to submit IC copy: Jailani
Published on: Friday, April 22, 2016
Kuala Lumpur: There is no specific guideline for customers to provide photocopies of their identity cards (IC) to telco agents for prepaid cards when purchasing new prepaid mobile sim cards, says Communications and Multimedia Deputy Minister Datuk Jailani Johari.He said the original copy of individual ICs should be presented to the agents for verification purposes, only upon subscription to avoid fraudulent registration."It cannot be denied that some agents collect information from the ICs for certain purposes based on their company's standard operating procedures.
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"The public can lodge complaints if they discover their personal information or ICs are misused."The ministry, via the MCMC (Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission) will take action against any party which misuses the individual's information," he told reporters here Thursday.Speaking to reporters after the opening of the 11th International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Symposium on ICT, Environment and Climate Change, Jalani said the MCMC would cooperate with the police and authorities to investigate cases reported before action could be taken against the agents.At the event, he also launched the Bahasa Malaysia version of the ITU Electro-Magnetic Field (ITU EMF) Guide, which is an application that provides best-practice regulatory guidelines and information on EMF management to the public in an easy-to-understand manner.
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"The guide is one of MCMC's methods to convey correct information on EMF emissions to the public," he said.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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It is attended by more than 100 participants from 30 countries. – Bernama
