MOH is discussing with the Communications and Multimedia Ministry on whether to ensure MySejahtera’s “total compliance” to PDPA or to include a clause stating “subject to PDPA”.
Wong Kah Woh says MOH cooperated in furnishing documents requested in PAC’s MySejahtera probe, while Khairy Jamaluddin says he was transparent in his testimony.
MySejahtera’s disclaimer states that the Malaysian government “shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused by the usage of any information obtained from this Application.”
Real-time data on one's overall health status and lifestyle, across the entire Malaysian population, could potentially revolutionise public health policies and programmes, especially for chronic disease.
Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang, Putrajaya, and Kedah recorded the highest declines in MySejahtera check-ins at between 49% and 38% from March 25-April 9, exceeding the national 30% drop.
Khairy Jamaluddin says MOH uses the Virtual Covid Assessment Centre on MySejahtera to refer deteriorating home quarantined Covid-19 cases to hospital, giving patients peace of mind.
The notion of “wholly owning” MySejahtera does not appear to be applicable at the moment, as no one party seems to own everything related to MySejahtera.
Like MySejahtera, TousAntiCovid was developed free (pro bono); French financial prosecutors are investigating directly awarded operation contracts for the Covid app, estimated to cost the French govt €3.7mil (RM17mil) with tax, excluding promotion costs.
Overall average daily MySejahtera check-ins plummeted since late March by 5 million, while unique check-ins dropped by 2 million, despite higher mobility for supermarkets and pharmacies, workplaces, parks, residences, retail and recreation, and public transport.