Nigeria: National E-ID - Experts Worry Over Data Theft

2 September 2014

Some experts have expressed concern over the security of data in the National Electronic Identity Card which the Federal Government launched last week.

The experts, who spoke to Daily Trust, said the likelihood of sharing the data of Nigerians with American firm MasterCard can lead to security breach.

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