Just recently, the Singapore government apologised for the misunderstanding over an internal government circular and lack of coordination between government staff, which led to the disclosure of full NRIC numbers on a new business portal before the rationale was explained to citizens.

Coming on the back of that, the government had explained that the current practice of masking NRIC numbers creates a false sense of security that such data is secret.

What does the unmasking of NRICs mean for Singaporeans and might there be risks involved?

On this episode of Morning Shot, Ben Chester Cheong, Lecturer for Law Programmes, Singapore University of Social Sciences shares his insights.

Presented by: Audrey Siek & Emaad Akhtar
Produced & Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)
Photo credits: pixabay & its talented community of contributors

Just recently, the Singapore government apologised for the misunderstanding over an internal government circular and lack of coordination between government staff, which led to the disclosure of full NRIC numbers on a new business portal before the rationale was explained to citizens.
Coming on the back of that, the government had explained that the current practice of masking NRIC numbers creates a false sense of security that such data is secret.
What does the unmasking of NRICs mean for Singaporeans and might there be risks involved?
On this episode of Morning Shot,&nbsp;Ben Chester Cheong, Lecturer for Law Programmes, Singapore University of Social Sciences shares his insights.
Presented by: Audrey Siek &amp; Emaad Akhtar Produced &amp; Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (<a href="mailto:ykaiting@sph.com.sg">ykaiting@sph.com.sg</a>) Photo credits: pixabay &amp; its talented community of contributors

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