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By Alfred Siew, Technology Correspondent
THE Government is looking at new technologies, including online fingerprint scans, that could one day let Singaporeans make more transactions, like applying to use CPF funds, over the Internet.
While an ever increasing number of people here are plugging into broadband connections, concerns over security breaches have held back these so-called government e-services.
But on Tuesday, Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts Lee Boon Yang announced plans to develop a high-tech security system for Government websites.
It would mean Singaporeans have to get through two levels of security to access services.
Called two-factor authentication, this is similar to what Internet banking customers do: They need a user name and password to get through a first level of security, and then have to key in a second, randomly-generated password sent to them remotely by their bank.
Read the full report in Wednesday's edition of The Straits Times.
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