The main changes in the Citizen Card – Business Journal – Portugal

The Citizen Card was launched in 2007 and since then, the law had only a change in 2015, to provide that, for citizens aged 65 or more, would be perpetual. Technical limitations prevent this possible and you need to change. To ride, comes a set of new measures.

shorter term to change address
According to the law already in force, “the holder of the citizen card [CC] should communicate and promote new postal address, along with reception services, updating the address (…) as soon as it can no longer be your regular contact at the above mentioned location. ” Had so far 30 days to do it, but this term will be reduced to only 15. If not met, the citizen risks a fine between 50 and 100 errors.

Deadline validity extended
for technical reasons, which relate, first, with the useful life of the card itself technology, can not issue CC lifetime. Thus, the period of validity will for ten years for holders over 25 years. For younger people, it remains in the current five years. There will be more mobile counters for people with reduced mobility.

associated card to mail or phone
It is now possible that the citizen fidelize a mobile phone number and / or an email address that will be associated with the CC to issue alerts and communications with the public administration. the National Commission for Data Protection (NCDP), the opinion which gave the draft law which is in Parliament, warns that there may be gaps in services, so it is not assured “the effective delivery of the message.”

Data used for other documents
the information provided for the issue of CC will be re-used for the purpose of renovation of other documents. Is the case of the passport and driving license, provided that citizens take a permission accordingly.

If you lose your PIN, there are duplicate
Now, the loss of PIN or PUK CC requires that either request a new card with the costs associated with it. The draft law states that will be possible to request a duplicate of the codes, keeping the same card. This measure “raises particular concern” says the CNDP, because it requires that the Institute of Registries and Notaries hold the PUK code throughout the period of validity of the card and its holder ceases to be the only one to have this information. This “creates a great vulnerability in the system” and the benefits do not justify the “high risks change the CC state by others,” the CNDP.

mobile digital key wins certificate
it also revised the law that created the “Mobile digital Key”, allowing the latter to be provided with a digital certificate that will allow its user a qualified electronic signature of documents. The ICPD, however, raises “serious reservations” this option, considering that “it is not guaranteed its authenticity in the way it is designed.”

Require photocopy of Citizen Card will give fine up to 750 euros the playback foreign citizen card without consent of its owner is to become an administrative offense, which means that going on, will result in a fine that can go 250-750 euros. This is one of the main changes to the Citizen Card Act (CC) an initiative of the Government is being discussed in parliament and has already received praise from the National Data Protection Commission (CNDP): it is a measure which can prevent and avoid cases of card cloning and identity theft.

it’s easy to lose count of the number of times a person in their dealings with public or private entities, must submit CC photocopy. In the bank to open an account at school to make a registration, the gas company or electricity, to a supply contract, among many others. It’s a habit that comes from the time when the identification was still the ID card. And yet, it’s an illegal habit, at least since 2007, when the DC itself was created. Only it was not, so far, provided no penalty

According to the law, and not be possible retention or preservation of CC by third parties. – For example, when it identifies a concierge company, if asked to leave a document, can never be the CC. – also can not play “a photocopy or any other means” without the “owner’s consent”

Now, here is what lies problem. Confronted with the statement that without photocopying can not get the service, which can citizens do but acquiesce? “But the consent has to be free” and “in a pressure situation, certainly will not be,” says Clara spokesman CNPD War. Faced with the threat of a fine, the situation will be different, believe this entity, which earlier this year warned that it would prepare a set of alerts on this topic and its dangers.