Under the Advisory Guidelines on the PDPA for NRIC and Other National Identification Numbers, which takes effect on 1 September 2019, private sector organisations are only allowed to collect, use or disclose NRIC numbers or copies of the NRIC if:

2024年12月13日 · These Advisory Guidelines clarify how the PDPA applies to organisations' collection, use and disclosure of NRIC (or copies of NRIC), and retention of physical NRICs by organisations. Please refer to the full document here .

2024年12月13日 · The PDPC advises against the use of NRIC numbers by individuals as passwords and the use of NRIC numbers by organisations to authenticate an individual’s identity or set default passwords. For more information, please refer to PDPC’s statement of 14 Dec 2024.

2019年2月26日 · With effect from 1 September 2019, organisations must not collect, use or disclose Singapore National Registration Identification Card (“NRIC”) numbers, among others, to comply with the “Advisory Guidelines on the Personal Data Protection Act for NRIC and Other National Identification Numbers” (“NRIC Advisory Guidelines”) issued by ...

2019年8月26日 · SINGAPORE - From Sunday (Sept 1), organisations will be legally barred from collecting, using or disclosing NRIC numbers or making copies of the identity card, under new and stricter rules enforced...

2018年9月27日 · On 31 August 2018, the Personal Data Protection Commission in Singapore (the "Commission") issued its Advisory Guidelines on the Personal Data Protection Act of Singapore (the "PDPA") for NRIC and Other National Identification Numbers (the "Guidelines").

2024年12月15日 · SINGAPORE – Singapore’s data privacy watchdog is updating guidelines on how National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) numbers can be collected, used and shared. This follows a Dec 14 statement...

2018年9月7日 · On the same day, the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) published new guidelines on NRIC and other national identification numbers, that will be effective on 1 September 2019. These guidelines attracted media attention that focussed on the highlights in …

1.4 These Guidelines clarify how the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (“PDPA”) applies to organisations’ collection, use and disclosure of NRI numbers (or copies of NRI ), and retention of physical NRICs 2 by organisations.

The PDPA is crucial as it protects the personal data for individuals while recognising the need for organisations to “collect, use and disclose” personal data for reasonable purposes.1 To achieve that, the PDPA sets out guidelines and obligations that we …