Digital identity becomes option for most Singaporeans when they vote

Singapore has inaugurated the use of digital IDs to verify their identity when voting.

Voters will be free to use their National Registration Identity Card to vote in the presidential election in September as they ordinarily would do, or they can leave the card at home and use the nation's ID app, Singpass.

According to reporting by The Straits Times, 4.5 million residents are enrolled in Singpass, which is a single sign-on ID for other services such as marriage certificates, …

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