MMDA to launch new NCAP app with OTP feature
IN A PALACE BRIEFING, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Traffic Enforcement Group Director Atty. Victor Nuñez said the agency will launch a new app to enable motorists to check if they violated the No Contact Apprehension Policy. Under the new platform, users will receive a one-time password to verify if they are the owner
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The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is set to launch a new application that will allow vehicle owners to check for No Contact Apprehension Policy (NCAP) violations — with enhanced privacy features, including a one-time password (OTP) requirement to ensure that only registered owners can access their records.
MMDA Traffic Enforcement Group Director Atty. Victor Nuñez revealed the development during a briefing at Malacañang Palace.
“The only person who can search or inquire is the registered owner of the vehicle and he or she has a one-time password,” he said.
The upcoming mobile app will function similarly to the MMDA’s website, MayHuliKa.com, but with stricter data protection measures in compliance with the Data Privacy Act of 2012.
“Within a week or two, we will release an App like MayHuliKa.com. But now, it has a one-time password, unlike before where anyone, as long as you know your plate number, can just type and search, that would be a violative of the data privacy act,” he said.
Under the previous NCAP system — prior to the Supreme Court's issuance of a temporary restraining order — motorists could check for violations simply by inputting a license plate number on the website, which raised alarms among privacy advocates.