WHAT DIDN’T ACRA UNDERSTAND ABOUT THE INTERNAL GOVERNMENT CIRCULAR
Numerous opposition MPs had also pressed for more information about the inner state circle connected to the ACRA Bizfile incident. and sent out in July.
ACRA CEO Chia-Tern Huey Min stated in a press conference in December that there was a lack of cooperation between the team regarding how this would be implemented.
ACRA misunderstood the new Bizfile portal’s requirement to unmask NRIC statistics as a result of this.
MP Sylvia Lim ( WP-Aljunied ) noted that ACRA had sought clarification from MDDI and asked about the nature of the clarification.
She even inquired about whether the review panel’s minutes may be made available to the public once its findings were released so that “people may form their own opinions on how this misunderstanding could have occurred.”
In response, Ms Indranee said it was evident that the plan intention was not evidently understood and in some cases, there was a lapse in cooperation. Because the assessment board will examine it in depth, she declined to provide more details.
She added that she would keep the review panel’s decision to release its days to the discretion of the screen.
Leong Mun Wai, a non-constituency member, inquired about whether any political figures had approved the inner state circle.
He inquired,” My clarification is this: whether any political officeholders were giving directions when the civil servants in ACRA and MDDI were disclosing what the circular’s instructions were, ” he asked.
I would like to hear whether our legal workers have been thrown under the vehicle, depending on the responses. ”
Ms. Indranee responded to his question by saying that no political politicians had any say in the round or were in charge of it, but that he should wait for the results of the post-action review.
Outlawing NRIC NUMBERS AS AUTHENTICATORS
MP Gerald Giam ( WP-Aljunied ) questioned whether the government would be legally required to pass a law prohibiting government agencies and organizations from using NRIC numbers as authenticators and do so by a certain deadline. Large, regulated organizations like insurers were reportedly still using NRIC numbers as default passwords.
In response, Mrs Teo said the procedures for the exclusive market will have to be decided upon conversation.
Even without a legal ban, I believe that organizations should seriously reconsider their identification techniques if they care about protecting the information they have in their hands or the service being accessed by people who are not intended to love the company.
Their customers should also be made aware that the NRIC quantity is not healthy at all when an organization uses it as an password. ”
WP’s Ms. Lim shared her personal experience, pointing out that some banks also request that customers present their bodily NRIC cards for authentication, and that they may choose to use a digital NRIC card instead.
Mrs. Teo claimed that because the online NRIC card contains a person’s photograph, it would be appropriate as an authenticator.
We have stated very clearly that the production of this online NRIC card is the same as that of the physical NRIC card. That is, in my opinion, rather obvious. ”