Social media accounts requested in driving licence scheme
Pictures of the application form appeared online and showed that authorities were requesting Twitter, Facebook and Instagram details.
26 May 2018, 9:00 AM
The government was Saturday accused of infringing and abusing people’s personal data after a driving license application scheme asked for details of social media accounts.
It launched Ehluckin mashah license to issue licenses in one day. The initiative, from the Maldives Transport Authority, condenses the the one-week theory and practical driving exam so they can be sat in one evening.
Licenses for motorbikes, cars and pickups can be issued under the scheme.
But there was a backlash when pictures of the application form appeared online and showed that authorities were requesting Twitter, Facebook and Instagram details.
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