{
  "id": 15764746,
  "title": "Syarikat teknologi dilarang guna data awam latih model AI, kata kerajaan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/syarikat-teknologi-dilarang-guna-data-awam-latih-model-ai-kata",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-20T15:45:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/10/20/syarikat-teknologi-dilarang-guna-data-awam-latih-model-ai-kata-kerajaan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Menteri Digital Malaysia, Gobind Singh Deo, recently announced a ban on AI companies using Malaysian government or citizen data to train their AI models. According to Deo, this clause is included in all government AI procurement contracts, and AI companies are also prohibited from storing Malaysian citizen data after processing is complete. The Government AI Adaptation Guideline (GPAISA) requires agencies to minimize data and hide or anonymize data before it is processed by AI systems. The Ministry is currently drafting the AI Governance and Regulation Act to ensure accountability related to AI systems. Responding to a question about how the government ensures that cloud-based AI and AI data remains under Malaysian control, Deo explained that only non-sensitive open data is stored in foreign cloud storage, while government data classified as confidential or highly sensitive can only be stored in the Malaysian government's centralized data center, not in any other cloud service. Data classified as sensitive or restricted can only be stored in privately hosted or hybrid cloud services within Malaysia. For personally identifiable data controlled by the private sector, cross-border transfers are controlled under Section 129 of the Personal Data Protection Act 2010 (PDPA), which was amended in 2024. The government also requires encryption of its data to ensure that foreign service providers cannot read the contents of the data unilaterally, even if requested by a foreign government authority.",
  "summary": "Menteri digital berkata ia merupakan klausa dalam semua kontrak perolehan AI kerajaan.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}