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Public Service Card privacy

blanes08 · 2015-06-17 19:20:08

I received an appointment for a public service card and attended today. As requested I brought a utility bill, my passport and my birth certificate, which I was happy to do as I can see the need to verify my identity...my problem is that he scanned each of them, so now has a copy of my birth cert and passport on his…

17-06-2015 7:20pm

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blanes08

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I received an appointment for a public service card and attended today. As requested I brought a utility bill, my passport and my birth certificate, which I was happy to do as I can see the need to verify my identity...my problem is that he scanned each of them, so now has a copy of my birth cert and passport on his system. I asked him about this and he said that they needed a copy for their records. I told him that I was not comfortable with my personal documents being scanned onto a government database and he advised me that it was legal and necessary and completely confidential.

Is this the case? Was I obliged legally to let him take a copy? I've checked the information on welfare.ie and they don't mention the fact that they scan the documents.

Thanks

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#2 17-06-2015 7:38pm

mp22

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The data protection act protects your privacy.

As this is not a state benefits matter........ closed

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