'Click Wisely' Campaign to Educate, Protect Malaysian Internet Users

BUKIT MERTAJAM (Penang,Malaysia), July 2 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) will be organising a nationwide campaign beginning this month to educate and protect the country's 17.5 million Internet users against cyber crime and misconduct. Information, Communications and Culture Minister Dr Rais Yatim said the campaign was necessary in view of rampant cyber offences such as hacking, identity theft, scams and cyber bullying. "The government is concerned that awareness on the matter as well as ethics among our Internet users is still low," he told reporters after launching the national-level 'Klik Dengan Bijak' (Click Wisely) 2012 campaign, here, Sunday. Also present was MCMC chairman Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi. Rais said the campaign by the MCMC was in line with the rapid development in technology and progressive broadband penetration in the country which had already reached 64 per cent. Meanwhile, Mohamed Sharil said the MCMC would gauge Internet users' cyber knowledge through its campaign and guide them on proper application. He said the campaign was based on three aspects - security, precautions and self-censorship responsibility. -- BERNAMA