National Identity Card (NID) services will remain under the Election Commission (EC) for now but will eventually be transferred to an independent data authority, said Faiz Ahmed Tayyab, special assistant to the chief adviser for the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.
The government is planning to streamline vital citizen services by bringing National Identity cards, birth and death registrations, and other essential services under a single authority.
Businesses ranging from banks to courier services and fintech companies are now facing trouble in onboarding new customers after the Election Commission (EC) recently cancelled access of the Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) to the national identification card database.
The Election Commission has terminated its contract with Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) for National Identification (NID) data verification services due to a breach of terms.
Government still failing to protect citizens’ private information
In the recent case, the entire profile of an individual could be obtained from the Telegram channel by just providing two inputs: the NID number and the date of birth.
Personal information of the country's smart National Identity Card holders is now available in a Telegram channel, officials have acknowledged.
The National Identity Card (NID) server of the Election Commission was back online this afternoon, hours after it went offline due to maintenance work
The leaked data includes names, birth dates, and National Identification (NID) numbers of over 50 million users which is alledgedly easily accessible through a simple Google search
National Identity Card (NID) services will remain under the Election Commission (EC) for now but will eventually be transferred to an independent data authority, said Faiz Ahmed Tayyab, special assistant to the chief adviser for the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications.
The government is planning to streamline vital citizen services by bringing National Identity cards, birth and death registrations, and other essential services under a single authority.
Businesses ranging from banks to courier services and fintech companies are now facing trouble in onboarding new customers after the Election Commission (EC) recently cancelled access of the Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) to the national identification card database.
The Election Commission has terminated its contract with Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) for National Identification (NID) data verification services due to a breach of terms.
Government still failing to protect citizens’ private information
In the recent case, the entire profile of an individual could be obtained from the Telegram channel by just providing two inputs: the NID number and the date of birth.
Personal information of the country's smart National Identity Card holders is now available in a Telegram channel, officials have acknowledged.
The National Identity Card (NID) server of the Election Commission was back online this afternoon, hours after it went offline due to maintenance work
The leaked data includes names, birth dates, and National Identification (NID) numbers of over 50 million users which is alledgedly easily accessible through a simple Google search
Election Commission (EC) plans to enroll the people of ex-enclaves as voters within three months in addition to providing them with national identity (NID) cards.
