From 1 September 2019, the Personal
Data Protection Commission of Singapore ("the PDPC") has
said that, as a starting point, organisations should not collect,
use or disclose an individual's NRIC number, as well as the
retention of physical NRICs, except when:-
- required under the law; or
- when it is necessary to verify the
identity of the individual to a high degree of fidelity.
The same considerations will apply to: –
- Passport numbers and Passports
- Birth Certificates numbers and Birth
Certificates
- Work Permit Numbers and Work
Permits
- Foreign Identification Numbers
("FIN") and Work Passes.
All references to NRIC numbers and physical NRICs in this guide
shall apply equally to the other identification numbers and
documents.
