GEORGE TOWN, April 1 -- Gerakan deputy president Oh Tong Keong has labelled the automatic registration of the public's information in the Central Database Hub (Padu) as "theft" and "robbery".

He likened the unity government to a "robber" who steals the public's information with the implementation of automatic registration.

"Some people chose to not register because they were worried about their personal information being leaked and they were not confident with the Padu's security," he said during a press conference at the Gerakan headquarters here.

He said the automatic registration without the consent of the people is seen as stealing the public's personal data and information.

Oh asked Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim if he k...