Aug 2018

The PDPC has issued a closing note to the feedback received from the public consultation.

Closing Note on the Public Consultation on the Proposed Advisory Guidelines on the PDPA for NRIC Numbers

For more information on the final Advisory Guidelines issued, please click here. To access the Technical Guide issued please click here.

Dec 2017
The public consultation on Proposed Advisory Guidelines on the PDPA for NRIC Numbers has closed on 18 December 2017.

Responses received at closing date on 18 December 2017

Nov 2017This public consultation paper seeks views on the revised chapter on NRIC numbers in the Advisory Guidelines on Selected Topics in the PDPA as well as the accompanying proposed technical guide that provides guidance on the alternatives that can be considered in place of the NRIC number as a unique identifier used in websites and other public facing systems.

The documents issued for public consultation are as follows:

Note: A correction has been made to paragraph 1.3 of the proposed advisory guidelines on 9 November 2017.Interested parties were invited to submit their views by 5pm on 18 December 2017.

Advisory Guidelines on the Personal Data Protection Act for NRIC and other National Identification Numbers