The Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) clarified that NRIC numbers should not be used as passwords or for authentication, following public outcry over ACRA’s Bizfile platform. Despite SingPass ...

The Personal Data Protection Commission advises against using NRIC numbers for authentication, labeling them identifiers, not secrets. This clashes with SingPass's default use of NRICs as login IDs, ...

Prof Eugene Tan’s claim that the government’s stance on NRIC masking aligns with the PDPA misrepresents its framework. Past ...

Advisory Guidelines on NRIC protection were removed from PDPC’s website, now marked as “undergoing updates.” This follows MDDI defending ACRA’s Bizfile platform, which exposed full NRICs, saying that ...

Allianz has reportedly abandoned its S$2.2 billion plan to acquire 51% of Singapore’s Income Insurance Ltd following public backlash and government intervention. The deal involved a controversial S$1.

South Korea’s National Assembly voted on 14 December 2024 to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed attempt to impose martial law. With 204 votes in favour, Yoon is now suspended, pending a ...

Vanessa Chiu Yan Er, 29, manager of Pawkins SG, has been charged with causing unnecessary pain and suffering to a dog that ...

Ministry of Digital Development and Information claims NRICs are “just identifiers,” reversing the PDPC’s 2018 stance that recognised NRIC numbers as sensitive due to risks like fraud and harassment.

A recent glitch on ACRA's new Bizfile portal allowed full NRIC numbers to be easily accessed, raising privacy concerns. However, ACRA is exempt from the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), making it ...

ACRA’s Bizfile platform exposed full NRICs, yet it is exempt from penalties under the PDPA, unlike private organisations such as the Singapore Taekwondo Federation, which was fined for NRIC breaches.

The Singapore government revealed that ACRA moved ahead with unmasking NRIC numbers on the Bizfile portal before plans for public education. Privacy concerns arose after full NRIC numbers appeared in ...

New revelations emerge regarding President Yoon Suk Yeol’s martial law declaration, with allegations that he ordered the ...