{"id":259511,"date":"2026-05-30T04:34:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T08:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/mydigital-id-to-strengthen-child-online-safety-without-compromising-privacy-nacsa-malaysia\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T08:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T12:05:09","slug":"mydigital-id-to-strengthen-child-online-safety-without-compromising-privacy-nacsa-malaysia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/30\/mydigital-id-to-strengthen-child-online-safety-without-compromising-privacy-nacsa-malaysia\/","title":{"rendered":"MyDigital ID to strengthen child online safety without compromising privacy &#8211; NACSA | Malaysia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevibes.com\/articles\/news\/123468\/mydigital-id-to-strengthen-child-online-safety-without-compromising-privacy-nacsa\">MyDigital ID to strengthen child online safety without compromising privacy &#8211; NACSA | Malaysia<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevibes.com\/articles\/news\/123468\/mydigital-id-to-strengthen-child-online-safety-without-compromising-privacy-nacsa\">https:\/\/www.thevibes.com\/articles\/news\/123468\/mydigital-id-to-strengthen-child-online-safety-without-compromising-privacy-nacsa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-30 04:34:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.thevibes.com\">www.thevibes.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>THE Government\u2019s move to introduce MyDigital ID as a mandatory age verification mechanism for social media users is being positioned as a major cybersecurity safeguard designed to protect children online while preserving personal privacy.<\/p>\n<p>National Cyber Security Agency (NACSA) chief executive officer Dr Megat Zuhairy Megat Tajuddin said the digital identity framework would enable platforms to verify whether users meet minimum age requirements without granting access to sensitive personal information, thereby reducing the risk of data breaches, identity theft and cyber exploitation.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative forms part of wider efforts to prevent children under the age of 16 from opening social media accounts under new regulatory requirements scheduled to take effect from 1 June.<\/p>\n<p>According to Megat Zuhairy, concerns that age verification could expose users to additional privacy risks are misplaced because MyDigital ID has been specifically designed to limit the sharing of personal data.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;MyDigital ID does not require users to submit or store physical ID copies, nor does it store biometric data such as fingerprints or facial images.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Instead, it verifies users against official records held by the National Registration Department (NRD) to ensure that sensitive data remains within a secure and trusted government system,&#8221; 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