Incidences of Police Access to Contact Tracing Data Allowed Under Seventh Schedule of COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act

Debated in Parliament on 13 Sep 2021.

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Leong Mun Wai asked if the Singapore Police Force accessed contact tracing data for investigations between February and August 2021, and if so, for which serious offences under the Seventh Schedule of the Act.
K Shanmugam responded that the police did not access contact tracing data for investigations during that period.
The exchange focused on transparency and legal boundaries regarding the use of pandemic-related data for law enforcement.
The debate highlighted concerns about privacy and the scope of emergency measures in Singapore.

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Leong Mun Wai

Mr Leong Mun Wai asked the Minister for Home Affairs (a) from February 2021 to August 2021, whether the Singapore Police Force has accessed contact tracing data for the purposes of investigations; and (b) if so, what is the breakdown of the access requests by serious offences under the Seventh Schedule of the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act.

K Shanmugam

In respect of sub para (a) of the Member’s question, the answer is no, the Singapore Police Force has not accessed contact tracing data for the purposes of investigations.

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Incidences of Police Access to Contact Tracing Data Allowed Under Seventh Schedule of COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act

Debated in Parliament on 13 Sep 2021.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Leong Mun Wai asked if the Singapore Police Force accessed contact tracing data for investigations between February and August 2021, and if so, for which serious offences under the Seventh Schedule of the Act.
K Shanmugam responded that the police did not access contact tracing data for investigations during that period.
The exchange focused on transparency and legal boundaries regarding the use of pandemic-related data for law enforcement.
The debate highlighted concerns about privacy and the scope of emergency measures in Singapore.

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Leong Mun Wai

K Shanmugam

In respect of sub para (a) of the Member’s question, the answer is no, the Singapore Police Force has not accessed contact tracing data for the purposes of investigations.

Incidences of Police Access to Contact Tracing Data Allowed Under Seventh Schedule of COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act

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Leong Mun Wai

K Shanmugam

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Incidences of Police Access to Contact Tracing Data Allowed Under Seventh Schedule of COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act

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Leong Mun Wai

K Shanmugam

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