We have our Identification card and number which is shared across all government department. So they have a massive data warehouse that stores our other information in relation to that one ID number.
Not sure what other surveillance do they do, but hope that any data they have on me would be secure. :P
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Those are not that really useful especially the ones that require a equivalent of a social security to access that is guarded under lock and key
It only becomes useful if there is access to health or credit cards records that most would follow HIPPA.
From my understanding, most of Singapore government's agencies has their own data officer or custodian to judge if a certain piece of info is allowed to be share or distributed which include our social security number among agencies.
My type of mass surveillance is more of judging you based upon your lifestyle that is almost like China's social credit system or Stasi equivalent.
From what I know is that there is military units, intelligence agencies or law enforcement agencies looking in our social media network by automated tagging of potential extremist, anti-social behaviour or any classified information that that should not be on the internet.
I might be wrong, but privacy laws in US/UK doesn't allow automated tagging individuals as person of interest for further investigation just because of certain online behaviour in their social media network or other online communities.
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We have our Identification card and number which is shared across all government department. So they have a massive data warehouse that stores our other information in relation to that one ID number.
Not sure what other surveillance do they do, but hope that any data they have on me would be secure. :P
Those are not that really useful especially the ones that require a equivalent of a social security to access that is guarded under lock and key
It only becomes useful if there is access to health or credit cards records that most would follow HIPPA.
From my understanding, most of Singapore government's agencies has their own data officer or custodian to judge if a certain piece of info is allowed to be share or distributed which include our social security number among agencies.
My type of mass surveillance is more of judging you based upon your lifestyle that is almost like China's social credit system or Stasi equivalent.
From what I know is that there is military units, intelligence agencies or law enforcement agencies looking in our social media network by automated tagging of potential extremist, anti-social behaviour or any classified information that that should not be on the internet.
I might be wrong, but privacy laws in US/UK doesn't allow automated tagging individuals as person of interest for further investigation just because of certain online behaviour in their social media network or other online communities.