Malaysia fast-tracks biometric digital IDs

Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has revealed government plans to boost the country’s startup ecosystem and speed up the launch of a new digital identity platform.

Ibrahim underscored the council's decision to fast-track the National Digital Identity Development Project (IDN) under the National Registration Department, according to Thaiger. The IDN is a user-controlled digital identification and verification system that uses biometrics to match the individual against a government database.

The new digital identity system was first announced …

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