MCMC's Gerak Malaysia app still in beta stage, yet to get NSC approval

CORONAVIRUS | Excitement over the release of the Gerak Malaysia Covid-19 contract tracing app developed by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) was tempered when the National Security Council (NSC) tweeted that it neither assessed nor approved the app.

The app has been designed to assist the authorities trace and analyse users’ movement nationwide to help contain the spread of the pandemic...