Singapore:
Singapore's Personal Data Protection Act Provides Guidelines For Handling National Identification
08 October 2018
Reed Smith (Worldwide)
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Beginning on September 1, 2019, all Singapore private sector
organizations will be banned from collecting, using or releasing
all national identity cards, copies or their numbers unless
required under law or deemed necessary to verify an
individual's identity. If organizations violate the rules under
the Singapore Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (PDPA), they could
face a financial penalty of up to $1 million.
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