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Digital IC in Singpass app can be used to access public services in person from Nov 1 SINGAPORE - Forgot to bring your NRIC for registering at a polyclinic to see the doctor? Soon, this might no longer be an issue, as people will be able to use the digital identity card in their Singpass mobile app instead. From next Monday (Nov 1), all government agencies will accept digital ICs when individuals use or apply for public services in person, the Smart Nation and Digital Government Office (SNDGO) and Government Technology Agency (GovTech) said on Thursday. Besides patient registration, the digital IC can also be used to book appointments at public clinics, register at government buildings for entry, borrow books from public libraries, collect passports, as well as book Housing Board flats and pick up the keys. For now, there will be some exceptions, such as when the law requires physical identity documents. These include marriage registration, checking into hotels and investigations under the Criminal Procedure Code or the National Registration Act. SNDGO and GovTech said the Government is working on amending laws to formalise the use of digital ICs for these uses as well. Other instances in which physical identity documents are still needed include school examinations where phones are not allowed to be brought in, as well as during national service enlistment when physical ICs are surrendered. Ok, don't have to carry that stupid physical NRIC, lose it and get fined $300.

https://www.straitstimes.com/tech/singpass-to-be-upgraded-to-nrics-digital-equivalent

But no evidence to suggest SingPass system has been compromised, IDA says Source: http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/1560-singpass-accounts-may-have-been-accessed-without-authorisation