Private organizations have until year end to stop using NRIC numbers as an authentication method. Regulators will tighten enforcement from January 1, 2027.

The Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) has warned companies and government agencies to strictly safeguard people's data privacy in light of growing privacy violation complaints this year.

The Personal Data Protection Commission will step up enforcement from Jan 1, 2027, including issuing directions or imposing ...

As the issues surrounding data protection become increasingly complex, in recent years the advisory guidelines (Guidelines) issued by the Personal Data Protection Commission of Singapore (PDPC) have ...

The Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) has ordered TIDC Worldverse to suspend its iris scan verification services in Thailand after it was found to be offering cryptocurrency in exchange for ...

Since the full implementation of Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) in June 2022, the Personal Data Protection Committee (PDPC) has been instrumental in shaping the nation’s data ...

It’s because partial NRIC numbers are not reliable in telling you apart from others accurately. Government agencies will progressively move away from using partial NRIC numbers. Here’s why – and what ...

SINGAPORE — The Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) is revising the anonymisation chapter of its advisory guidelines to provide clarity on the definition of anonymised data and the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Handcuffs. (PHOTO: Getty Images) (ATU Images via Getty Images) SINGAPORE — A mobile phone retailer was charged on Friday (11 March ...

AS government services become increasingly digital, a quiet but defining question sits beneath our progress: Who is ...