Afrigather Two web sites promoting the non-public data of hundreds of thousands of Nigerians, idfinder.com.ng and championtech.com are nonetheless operational two days after the nation’s Identification Administration Fee (NIMC) confirmed they had been unlicenced. After media studies on Friday, NIMC blacklisted 5 “knowledge harvesters” illegally accumulating the non-public data of Nigerians.
Regardless of the blacklist, a kind of web sites, championtech.com.ng was lively on Monday afternoon, checks by TechCabal confirmed. The web site permits customers to confirm Nationwide Identification Numbers (NIN) and purchase knowledge and cable subscriptions.
A second web site, idfinder.com.ng remains to be on-line, however has restricted new consumer signups.
On Friday, a TechCabal article detailed how AnyVerify offered private knowledge for ₦190 (13 cents). AnyVerify’s web site was taken down following that report. Two different web sites, trustyonline and confirm.ng have additionally been taken down.
The existence of unlicensed private knowledge verification web sites raises questions on knowledge privateness and the administration of NIMC’s database.
In March 2024, XpressVerify, an unauthorized web site, additionally offered the non-public data of hundreds of thousands of Nigerians earlier than it was taken down.
Regardless of these incidents, NIMC insisted licensed companions or distributors aren’t authorised to scan or retailer NIN slips however to confirm NINs via permitted channels.
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