DE Confirms TH-AI Passport Data Processing in Thailand

Thairath•Politics•5d ago

Reader Briefing

The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society confirms that the TH-AI Passport project processes data within Thailand and is updating its payment contract to a Pay Per Active User model.

•The TH-AI Passport project processes all personal and usage data within Thailand.
•1,132,496 people had registered for the project as of 13:30 on August 21, 2026.
•The project is transitioning its domain name from .net to .go.th.
•The payment contract was amended to a Pay Per Active User model reviewed by the Office of the Attorney General.

Overview

•Pre-registration for the TH-AI Passport project opened on August 19, 2026, with actual system access starting August 31, 2026.
•As of 13:30 on August 21, 2026, 1,132,496 users have registered for the TH-AI Passport project.
•The Office of the National Digital Economy and Society Commission modified the contract to a Pay Per Active User model, requiring 5,000,000 login rights for payment disbursement.
•Pachara Anantasilp stated that personal data, online learning data, and usage behavior for TH-AI Passport are stored and processed within Thailand.
•The TH-AI Passport system filters and masks personal or sensitive data before sending prompts or files to foreign AI providers.
•The TH-AI Passport project will change its domain suffix from .net to .go.th upon official launch, with existing registration data migrating automatically.
•Users registering after November 30, 2026, will receive Beginner status and must earn 100 points to reach Innovator status.

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Key Quotes

Pachara Anantasilp

"The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society confirms that the change to the new contract is legal and has been reviewed by the Office of the Attorney General."

กระทรวงดีอี ขอยืนยันว่าการเปลี่ยนแปลงสัญญาฉบับใหม่นั้นถูกต้องตามกฎหมายและได้ผ่านการตรวจสอบจากสำนักงานอัยการสูงสุดแล้ว

Key Entities

Organization

Ministry of Digital Economy and Society(กระทรวงดิจิทัลเพื่อเศรษฐกิจและสังคม)ℹ️

The government ministry overseeing the TH-AI Passport project.

DE(ดีอี)

Abbreviation for the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society.

Office of the National Digital Economy and Society Commission(สำนักงานคณะกรรมการดิจิทัลเพื่อเศรษฐกิจและสังคมแห่งชาติ)

The agency responsible for the TH-AI Passport project contract.

BDE(สดช.)

Abbreviation for the Office of the National Digital Economy and Society Commission.

Office of the Attorney General(สำนักงานอัยการสูงสุด)ℹ️

The agency that reviewed the amended Pay Per Active User contract for the TH-AI Passport project.

Person

Chaichanok Chidchob(ไชยชนก ชิดชอบ)ℹ️

Minister of Digital Economy and Society.

Pachara Anantasilp(พชร อนันตศิลป์)

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society.

Wetang Puangsup(เวทางค์ พ่วงทรัพย์)

Secretary-General of the Office of the National Digital Economy and Society Commission.

Policy

TH-AI Passport

A project involving AI model access and user registration managed by the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society.

Law

Personal Data Protection Law(กฎหมายการคุ้มครองข้อมูลส่วนบุคคล)

The law governing the storage and processing of personal data within the TH-AI Passport project.