What to do when someone calls you a copy of your citizen card? – Jornal de Negócios – Portugal

The law is very clear: it is “forbidden the reproduction of the citizen card a photocopy or any other means without the consent of the proprietor except in cases specified by law.” The “consent” is a keyword here. It must be an informed consent. But how free is the consent of someone who will purchase a phone and call you a copy of the citizen card? Or make a contract of service, or enroll the child in school? Refuse to photocopy can be the equivalent of buying a tug-of-iron delay all, is the purchase of the phone, the registration of the child at school or anything else.

However, something to match may seem harmless – give someone a copy of the identification document – means in practice, “walking to distribute four identification numbers everywhere,” says Clara Guerra, the National Data Protection Commission (CNDP), noting that the citizen card has not only its own number, but also the taxpayer, Social Security and the SNS user. The CNDP has been drawing attention to the dangers of identity theft that may result from this type of facilities and although not advise expressly that people refuse the delivery of the copy when it is required, warns that you must be careful and there several possible reactions.

the first thing to do is remember who is demanding a copy of that requirement is illegal, according to law of the citizen card. If the other side’s insistence to continue, then it must be asked that the law requires the delivery of the copy is identified. Absence – that is what will happen in most situations. – Then the way is open to the book of complaints is required and submitted a complaint

A copy of the complaint which is registered in the book should subsequently be sent to the Institute of Registries and Notaries (IRN), clarifies the minister’s office of the Presidency and Administrative Modernisation, Maria Manuel Leitão Marques.