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* Acra had made available full NRIC numbers in its free People Search function on its new Bizfile portal launched on Dec 9, sparking public backlash. The function was eventually disabled on Dec 13. | * Acra had made available full NRIC numbers in its free People Search function on its new Bizfile portal launched on Dec 9, sparking public backlash. The function was eventually disabled on Dec 13. | ||
* over 500,000 queries were made on the Bizfile portal during 9-13 December 2024, before the People Search function was disabled. This surpassed the usual traffic of 2,000-3,000 queries daily | * over 500,000 queries were made on the Bizfile portal during 9-13 December 2024, before the People Search function was disabled. This surpassed the usual traffic of 2,000-3,000 queries daily | ||
* However, the issue only came to public attention on 12 December, after former Straits Times editor [[Bertha Henson]] highlighted it in a Facebook post. Public outcry ensued as the full NRIC could be misused to access various services and personal data, in contravention of PDPC guidelines released in 2019<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250319135344/https://www.pdpc.gov.sg/-/media/Files/PDPC/DPO-Connect/July-19/Gearing-Up-For-Sept-1-When-NRIC-Guidelines-Kick-In</ref> | * However, the issue only came to public attention on 12 December, after former Straits Times editor [[Bertha Henson]] highlighted it in a Facebook post. Public outcry ensued as the full NRIC could be misused to access various services, authenticate SingPass, and personal data, in contravention of PDPC guidelines released in 2019<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250319135344/https://www.pdpc.gov.sg/-/media/Files/PDPC/DPO-Connect/July-19/Gearing-Up-For-Sept-1-When-NRIC-Guidelines-Kick-In</ref> | ||
* Subsequently, MDDI and the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) have blamed a misunderstanding of a July 2024 circular<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250319133300/https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2024/12/20/governments-backtracking-on-nric-unmasking-and-the-miscommunication-excuse/</ref> | * Subsequently, MDDI and the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) have blamed a misunderstanding of a July 2024 circular<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250319133300/https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2024/12/20/governments-backtracking-on-nric-unmasking-and-the-miscommunication-excuse/</ref> | ||
* Repeated calls to make this circular public have gone unheeded | * Repeated calls to make this circular public have gone unheeded | ||
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* review's conclusion was the unmasking of full NRIC numbers on the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority’s (ACRA) Bizfile portal was the result of miscommunication and coordination lapses, rather than deliberate wrongdoing, but also highlighted several shortcomings on MDDI and ACRA's part<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250319134252/https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2025/03/03/review-panel-finds-no-deliberate-wrongdoing-in-acras-bizfile-nric-disclosure-incident/</ref> | * review's conclusion was the unmasking of full NRIC numbers on the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority’s (ACRA) Bizfile portal was the result of miscommunication and coordination lapses, rather than deliberate wrongdoing, but also highlighted several shortcomings on MDDI and ACRA's part<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250319134252/https://www.theonlinecitizen.com/2025/03/03/review-panel-finds-no-deliberate-wrongdoing-in-acras-bizfile-nric-disclosure-incident/</ref> | ||
* when questioned in detail by MPs in parliament, [[Teo Chee Hean]] acknowledged that miscommunication between ACRA and MDDI was a key factor in the incident, and that officers and senior management involved will face a range of measures, including counselling, retraining, and reductions in their performance grade and performance-based payments. | * when questioned in detail by MPs in parliament, [[Teo Chee Hean]] acknowledged that miscommunication between ACRA and MDDI was a key factor in the incident, and that officers and senior management involved will face a range of measures, including counselling, retraining, and reductions in their performance grade and performance-based payments. | ||
* however, public have criticized this move as pushing the blame to lower ranking civil servants while the people at the top who approved the policy, namely the ministers, shake off accountability with just an apology. | |||
==Personal Life== | ==Personal Life== | ||