AP: parcel points are not allowed to read the QR code on ID card and passport

Dutch parcel points are not allowed to simply read the QR code on recent identity cards. This is what the Dutch Data Protection Authority says. According to the privacy regulator, this is only allowed for purposes that are clearly described in the law. The Dutch Data Protection Authority states to MaxMeldpunt.nl that recently issued identity cards and passports contain a QR code containing the citizen service number. This concerns Dutch identity cards issued after August 2, 2021 and passports issued after August 30, 2021.

The AP believes that organizations may only process the BSN if this is stated in the law and only for purposes stated in the law. are described. “Consider, for example, healthcare providers, educational institutions, pension funds, financial institutions, but also employers when providing salary information to the Tax Authorities,” the AP explains. “Collecting parcels is not mentioned in the law as a situation in which organizations are allowed to process the BSN,” the AP said. Recent driving licenses with a QR code may be processed, because that QR code does not contain a BSN, says the privacy regulator.