1.0IRIhttps://beta.iri.com/blogNathan Dymorahttps://beta.iri.com/blog/author/nathand/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="VOFvns4mth"><a href="https://beta.iri.com/blog/data-protection/testing-and-masking-singapore-nrics/">Testing and Masking Singapore NRICs</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://beta.iri.com/blog/data-protection/testing-and-masking-singapore-nrics/embed/#?secret=VOFvns4mth" width="600" height="338" title="“Testing and Masking Singapore NRICs” — IRI" data-secret="VOFvns4mth" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://beta.iri.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/singapore-id-pixelated.jpg750422Singapore NRICs are used in much the same way Social Security numbers are used in the United States. The Singapore NRIC identifies citizens, permanent residents, or any other person who has entered the country for  an extended stay on visa. It consists of nine characters, in the format: @0000000# The @ character represents residence status. TheRead More