NDPC: Third-party firm may have allowed unlicensed agents into NIN database

Nigeria Data Protection Commission says investigation revealed a third-party firm may have allowed ExpressVerify, a private organisation, into the National Identity Management Commission database.

“To remedy this incident, National Identity Management Commission , in line with established remediation protocols, barred all forms of access to its database,” NDPC said. “Ongoing investigation – by relevant agencies – seeks to establish the medium through which expressverify.com obtained the credentials of bona fide third parties and to determine the liability of persons involved in line with extant laws.”At the moment, NDPC said data processing by licensees generally is to be scrutinised and “only those that are cleared based on credible evidence of regulatory compliance will be permitted to carry out NIN verification going forward”.

“In the meantime, NDPC calls on members of the public to see NIN as an essential data for sustainable development.”

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