Continuing to mask NRIC numbers would give ‘false sense of security’, says Josephine Teo in response to PAP MPs

[Channel NewsAsia] - 01/8/2025

One MP said masking NRIC numbers was a “middle-ground approach”, and the minister acknowledged that individuals would be comforted “psychologically” if their full NRIC numbers were not known.



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