The Malaysian government is considering stricter WhatsApp account verification requirements to combat scams and impersonation calls, particularly those involving scammers posing as government officials, including the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).
Communications Minister Datuk Seri Fahmi Fadzil said stronger identity verification could help prevent scammers from misusing the messaging platform.
As reported by Malay Mail, Fahmi said several countries had raised similar concerns during a recent International Telecommunication Union (ITU) meeting.
He said, one thing that many countries are doing is to verify the identity and the telephone number that are linked to the WhatsApp account.
