User registration, OTP, Captcha must for certificates through Chennai corporation portal

CHENNAI: The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) has introduced new security features on its official portal for downloading birth and death certificates, effective from Tuesday, following concerns over data privacy and potential misuse of these documents.

The report highlighted the lack of any user authentication in GCC’s portal for downloading these certificates, which practically made it possible for anyone to download others’ certificates, raising serious concern about data privacy, misuse and vulnerability for targeted cyber attacks.