What kinds of data available in the electronic identification and authentication system are eligible to be shared with other people in Vietnam?

What kinds of data available in the electronic identification and authentication system are eligible to be shared with other people in Vietnam? (Internet image)

Regarding this issue, LawNet would like to answer as follows:

1. What is electronic identification and authentication system?

Electronic identification and authentication system refers to an information system developed and administered by the Ministry of Public Security for use in registering, creating and managing eID accounts, and implementing e-authentication or administering e-authentication services.

(Clause 5 of Article 3 of Decree 59/2022/ND-CP)

2. What kinds of data available in the electronic identification and authentication system are eligible to be shared with other people in Vietnam?

Pursuant to Article 5 of Decree 59/2022/ND-CP, regulations on access to data available in the electronic identification and authentication system

- Information systems of state agencies, political organizations, socio-political organizations or public service providers shall be connected to the electronic identification and authentication system to have access to data and information of eID holders in order to electronically handle administrative procedures or public administration services and other government activities according to assigned duties and functions via the electronic identification and authentication platform.

- Government bodies, political organizations, socio-political organizations, public service providers shall access data and information available in the electronic identification and authentication system by using the VNelD application; in e-identification webpages and chip-based citizen ID cards by using devices and software meeting technical specifications under the guidance of the Minister of Public Security.

- EID holders can access their own eID and other data (except biometric data) that have been integrated into eID accounts available on the electronic identification and authentication system and share them with other individuals or non-person entities via the VNelD application.

Thus, according to regulations, EID holders can access their own eID and other data (except biometric data) that have been integrated into eID accounts available on the electronic identification and authentication system and share them with other individuals or non-person entities via the VNelD application.

Note: Biometric information such as portrait photos and fingerprints cannot be shared with other individuals or organizations.

3. What are the regulations on updating eID data in Vietnam?

Regulations on updating eID data are specified in Article 10 of Decree 59/2022/ND-CP as follows:

- If personal eID data of individuals available in the national population database, the electronic civil registration database, the citizen ID database or the national entry/exit database are subject to any change, their personal eID accounts available in the electronic identification and authentication system shall be updated automatically.

- If institutional eID data of non-person entities available in the national business registration database, the national database or other specialized database are subject to any change, their institutional eID accounts available in the electronic identification and authentication system shall be updated automatically.

Nguyen Ngoc Que Anh

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