Acra to remove NRIC numbers from Bizfile portal search, government apologises for lapse
Source: The Business Times
Published on: 2024-12-19 11:45
THE Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (Acra) will remove National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) numbers from its "people search" function on its Bizfile portal when it is relaunched some time next week, the authority said on Thursday (Dec 19). At a joint press briefing, Acra chief executive Chia-Tern Huey Min apologised for causing anxiety and concern over the disclosure of NRIC numbers in its portal, and said that NRIC numbers were revealed in full due to a misunderstanding between the authority and the Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI). Earlier in July, MDDI had issued a circular for government agencies to stop using masked NRIC numbers in new business processes and services. "Acra had sought to clarify with MDDI what was the scope and implementation timeline of this new requirement, but communications between the two agencies was not sufficientl...
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