Padu database will not change personal data ownership, says Rafizi

Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli today said any sharing of data integrated within the soon-to-be-launched Central Data Base (Padu) will be facilitated by agreements between all relevant agencies.

Speaking to reporters after an editor's briefing at the ministry in Putrajaya, Rafizi said ownership of an individual's data also remains regulated by the law governing each agency or department.

"The data owners are...