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2026: Why NRIC Authentication Is Now a Data Protection Risk Singapore’s data protection regime is entering a decisive phase. With enforcement action against the misuse of NRIC numbers for authentication set to begin on 1 January 2027, organisations are being given a finite window to modernise their authentication practices. This shift is not merely technical.
Advisory: 3 Critical Lessons from the PDPC-CSA Warning on NRIC Use On 26 June 2025, Singapore’s data protection and cybersecurity authorities, the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) and the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA), issued a joint advisory urging private sector organisations to cease using National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) numbers as a method