Singapore govt to pass law to 'formalise assurances', spell out types of serious crimes where police can access TraceTogether data | Singapore

Sunday, 10 Jan 2021 08:28 AM MYT
A user displaying the TraceTogether token, which is meant for contact tracing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in Singapore. — AFP pic via TODAY
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SINGAPORE, Jan 10 — Acknowledging its error in not stating that TraceTogether data is not exempt from the Criminal Procedure Code, the Government said on Friday that it will pass legislation next month formalising its assurance that data collected for criminal investigations from its TraceTogether and SafeEntry programmes would be restricted to “serious offences”.
In a press release, the Smart Nation and Digital Government Office (SNDGO) under the Prime Minister’s Office noted that Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister-in-charge of the Smart Nation Initiative, and K Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and for Law, had on Tuesday assured Parliament and the public that the use of TraceTogether data in criminal investigations would be restricted to serious offences.

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