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08.01.2025 | The NRIC Unmasking Saga: A Wake-Up Call for Singapore's Digital Security | In the heart of Singapore's bustling digital landscape, a storm has brewed over the National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) unmasking issue. This controversy has raised questions about data security, government accountability, and the pr... |
08.01.2025 | The NRIC Dilemma: Security, Transparency, and Accountability in Singapore | In Singapore, the National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) is more than just a piece of identification. It’s a symbol of trust, security, and national identity. However, recent discussions in Parliament have cast a shadow over its sanctit... |
08.01.2025 | The NRIC Dilemma: Security, Trust, and the Path Forward | In the digital age, identity is currency. The National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) in Singapore serves as a vital key to access services, authenticate identities, and verify personal information. However, recent events have thrown thi... |
08.01.2025 | The NRIC Incident: A Wake-Up Call for Data Privacy in Singapore | In December 2024, Singapore faced a data privacy crisis that sent shockwaves through its digital landscape. Over 500,000 searches for National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) numbers were conducted on the Accounting and Corporate Regulato... |
08.01.2025 | The NRIC Unmasking Incident: A Wake-Up Call for Singapore's Data Security | In December 2024, Singapore faced a data security storm. Over 500,000 searches for National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) numbers flooded the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) website. This spike was no ordinary event... |
08.01.2025 | The NRIC Dilemma: A Call for Change in Singapore's Digital Landscape | In the digital age, identity is currency. The National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) in Singapore serves as a vital key to accessing services and information. However, its misuse has sparked a heated debate among lawmakers and citizens ... |
08.01.2025 | Continuing to mask NRIC numbers would give ‘false sense of security’, says Josephine Teo in response to PAP MPs | Listen
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SINGAPORE: Continuing to use masked National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) numbers would give Singaporeans a “false sense of security”, said Minist... |
08.01.2025 | Private firms using NRIC numbers as authentication, default passwords should stop as soon as possible: Josephine Teo | Listen
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SINGAPORE: Private sector organisations that are using National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) numbers as authentication factors or default password... |
08.01.2025 | Opposition MPs raise questions including why NRIC unmasking issue was not brought to parliament earlier | Listen
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SINGAPORE: Opposition Members of Parliament questioned why the National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) unmasking issue was not brought to the House ... |
08.01.2025 | Over 500,000 searches for NRIC numbers on ACRA website from Dec 9 to 13, but no known threat actors: Indranee | Listen
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SINGAPORE: More than 500,000 searches were made on a government business filing website over five days in December after news emerged that people's nam... |
24.12.2024 | Commentary: Rethinking the Singapore NRIC isn’t just a tech problem. It’s a cultural one | Listen
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SINGAPORE: She loves me. She loves me not. She loves me. She loves me not.
Our beloved National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) must have recently fe... |
19.12.2024 | The NRIC Unmasking Saga: A Lesson in Digital Responsibility | In a world where digital identity is paramount, the recent unmasking of National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) numbers in Singapore has sent shockwaves through the public. The government’s apology was swift, but the implications of this... |
19.12.2024 | Banks conducting 'thorough review' of practices on use of NRIC numbers: ABS | New: You can now listen to articles.
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SINGAPORE: Banks are conducting a “thorough review” of their practices on the use of National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) numbers, the Association of Banks in... |
19.12.2024 | 'We are very sorry': Government apologises for confusion, anxiety over NRIC unmasking saga | New: You can now listen to articles.
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SINGAPORE: The government apologised to the public on Thursday (Dec 19) for the saga over unmasking National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) numbers.
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19.12.2024 | ACRA to restore search function next week but will not show NRIC numbers | Listen
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SINGAPORE: The Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) will restore its Bizfile search function next week, but it will not show National R... |
19.12.2024 | Current use of NRIC numbers 'leaves us vulnerable': Why Singapore wants to change the way it uses identification numbers | Listen
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SINGAPORE: Rattling off your National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) number is sometimes taken as proof that you are who you say you are. You may ev... |
18.12.2024 | Commentary: Crux of NRIC debate isn't future misuse of identification numbers but current poor practices by organisations | Listen to this article
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17.12.2024 | Unmasking Identity: The New NRIC Policy in Singapore | In a bold move, Singapore is unmasking the National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) numbers. This shift has sent ripples through the nation, raising questions about privacy, security, and the future of identity management. The government’... |
17.12.2024 | Deep Dive Podcast: What are the implications of unmasking NRIC numbers? | After privacy concerns were raised over ACRA's new Bizfile portal showing full NRIC numbers in search results, the Singapore government announced it intends to stop masking the numbers. How will this change the way such information is used ... |
16.12.2024 | CNA Explains: What does it mean for Singaporeans now that NRIC numbers will be unmasked? | Listen to this article
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15.12.2024 | PDPC guidelines to be updated to 'align with new policy intent', after government said it plans to stop masking NRIC numbers | Listen to this article
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26.09.2024 | Singapore organisation to remove Philippine pastor Apollo Quiboloy as patron if convicted of sex offences | Listen to this article
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12.07.2024 | CNA Explains: What are 'silent' directors, and what's the impact of Singapore becoming stricter on them? | Listen to this article
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08.07.2024 | Esqa: Unilever Pumps $4M in Indonesia’s TikTok-Famous Vegan Cosmetics Brand | 4 Mins Read Indonesian vegan cosmetics label Esqa – a TikTok favourite – has raised $4M in a Series B round led by Unilever.
Unilever Ventures, the VC arm of global FMCG giant Unilever, has led the Series B funding round of Esqa, investing ... |
11.05.2024 | Commentary: Can we get a check, please, on Singapore restaurant hype? | Listen to this article
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12.01.2024 | Better Support for Aspiring Chartered Accountants | SINGAPORE – Media OutReach Newswire – 12 January 2024 – As part of the pipeline of initiatives to increase accessibility of the Singapore Chartered Accountant Qualification (SCAQ), the examination fees for the SCAQ programme will be lowered... |
05.05.2023 | Девять стран, куда сегодня переезжают IT-компании из России | Бизнес — занятие зачастую парадоксальное: кризис — это время возможностей, санкции — повод выходить на международный уровень. Самое обидное во время кризиса — это упустить возможность им воспользоваться. После того как Россия была отгорожен... |
08.08.2022 | Ex CFO of Heinz Indonesia Secures $65.6M for OATSIDE, Singapore’s First Oat Milk Brand | According to filings made to Singapore’s Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA), Singapore’s first oat milk brand OATSIDE has secured $65.6 million in a Series A funding round co-led by Temasek Holdings and GGV Capital, intend... |
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