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'We are very sorry': Josephine Teo apologises for confusion, anxiety over NRIC unmasking saga


Published on 2024-12-19 06:01:04 - Channel NewsAsia Singapore
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  • The Cabinet minister issued the apology during a press conference on Thursday, alongside ACRA chief executive Chia-Tern Huey Min who said the incident was due to a lapse in coordination.

The article from Channel News Asia discusses the controversy surrounding the unmasking of NRIC numbers in the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) database. Singapore's Minister for Communications and Information, Josephine Teo, issued an apology for the confusion and anxiety caused by the issue. The problem arose when ACRA's system update inadvertently made the last four digits and the checksum of individuals' NRIC numbers visible to the public. This exposure raised significant privacy concerns among Singaporeans. ACRA has since taken steps to rectify the issue by masking these digits again. Minister Teo acknowledged the public's concerns, explaining that while the intention was to enhance transparency in business ownership, the execution led to unintended privacy breaches. She assured that measures would be taken to prevent such incidents in the future and emphasized the government's commitment to protecting personal data.

Read the Full Channel NewsAsia Singapore Article at:
[ https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/nric-unmasking-acra-josephine-teo-apologises-confusion-anxiety-4816066 ]