Yikes!!. If you are a public servant in Singapore, you will not have access to the Internet as from May 2017.
According to The Straits Times, more than 100,000 computers will be cut off, in an effort to minimise security risks.
A spokesperson for the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) said: “The Singapore government regularly reviews our IT measures to make our network more secure.”
With this new measure the public servants will not be able to browse the internet using any device linked to the government’s network or e-mail system. Though they can do this using their own devices.
Employees will also still be able to forward work emails to their personal accounts and separate Internet terminals will be set up for those who needed access for work-related matters.
News about this “extreme” decision has drawn ire from many Singaporeans who have criticised the government’s decision on social media.
Memos are being sent out to all affected parties including government agencies, ministries and statutory boards, and trials at the IDA — the agency leading the blockade — have already started.
Source: Mashable
