Department of Home Affairs Snooping Tools

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Department of Home Affairs Snooping Tools

Thanks to the Department of Home Affairs, it is now possibly to get a bit more creepy. If you know someone's ID number (not a hard task) you can now find out if they are dead/alive, in the process of obtaining a new ID book or married (and when).

While these would make a great addition to Maltego as new transforms, given how poorly protected our ID numbers are, I'm reluctant for the DHA to be making this info available. While this information certainly isn't a deep invasion of privacy, I am worried about them expanding the service. Additionally, the existence of these services implies that there is a DB full of juicy ID data connected to the internet, and I'm not sure they've secured it very well.

Tuesday, March 24. 2009
Posted by Dominic White in Security
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#1 chantelle (Reply)
Posted on Thursday, May 13. 2010
I am trying to source someones ID number to approach them to buy their vacant land which I want, how do I do this?
 
#2 Collett (Reply)
Posted on Saturday, May 15. 2010
I am trying to find my biological mother. All I have is her ID number and so far I know that she is still alive and divorced. How do I find out what area she is in?
 
#2.1 Denize (Reply)
Posted on Thursday, September 30. 2010
Hi You can appoint a tracer. All they need is a Id number
 
#2.2 M Van Heerden (Reply)
Posted on Friday, October 1. 2010
I can help you with the tracing of your mom,send me your mom's ID and your details.
 
#3 Derek C S Wollaston (Attorney) (Reply)
Posted on Monday, May 17. 2010
Dear Sir I have been instructed to find the names of living heirs of three Gentlemen who died in the 1900's in order to deal with a portion of their estates which were never dealt with at the time of their deaths. It is easy to esatblish the heirs of the three Gentlemen but in oder to trace the Master's file of thier heirs and subsequent heirs, it is necessary to establish the date of death of each heir to be able to get to the level of the next set of heirs. In the older liquidation and Distribution Accounts the Identity Number of Heirs are not quoted which makes it impossible to use the above method. Is there any way of establishibg the place and date of death of these heir using their full name? Regards Derek
 
#4 VERONICA (Reply)
Posted on Monday, May 24. 2010
Dear Sir, I received a birth certificate with no surname on it that was in 1968 when Birth certificates were still hand written, I need to apply for a unbridged birth certifate , but i do not have any of my parents particulars, I am not sure what name my father used cause he had so many names.This really didnt bother me until now, cause i used my married surname, all four of my brothers did not have a surname as well they had to apply for it . i want to find out what would be the names my parents used when they registered
 
#5 bongiswa (Reply)
Posted on Thursday, June 3. 2010
i applied for my ID last year.how long does it take for someone to have her ID.MY id NUMBER IS 8903140548089
 
#6 Paul (Reply)
Posted on Tuesday, July 13. 2010
Is it possible to get a I.D number from a date of birth plus names and surname of someone who is dead?
 
#6.1 Dalrymple Anthony wrote (Link) (Reply)
Posted on Monday, May 30. 2011
Hi Paul I am trying to find similar ifo, ie Mum's id number. She died in 1978 approx hAVE YOU FOUND A ROUTE OR A HELPER
 
#7 susan wrote (Link) (Reply)
Posted on Monday, September 13. 2010
Hi ek het my man se id no. ek weet nie waar hy is nie ons is al 5jaar uit mekaar
 
#8 A. VAN HEERDEN (Reply)
Posted on Thursday, September 23. 2010
Ek wil graag n persoon se kinders opspoor. Die persoon is onlangs oorlede. Ek het sy id nr en name is daar n moontlikheid. Binnelandse sake se rekords wys dat hy ongetroud was. Wat nou?
 
#9 Cloetelle Botha wrote (Link) (Reply)
Posted on Saturday, October 30. 2010
I need help please I have been trying to find my dad for 20 years, my mother does not want to give me the information that I need to locate him. If i have her IDnr cant I the track her first husband as that is my dad? Does the department of home affairs not list all our marriages.
 
#10 tshephiso (Reply)
Posted on Wednesday, December 1. 2010
i have been re appliying for my ID book for 7 time telling me tha i am sharing with someone i realy need help because i am going to grade 12 next year without that id book.
 
#11 Isaac wrote (Link) (Reply)
Posted on Saturday, December 4. 2010
I need help. What if i dnt have an Id number but need to knw da infor abt sum1...
 
#12 Chantal (Reply)
Posted on Friday, January 21. 2011
Hi I would like to know how to apply on behalf of a person that suffered a stroke and cannot remember his full I'd number and is unable to walk or talk, all I have is his full names and surname and date of birth?
 
#13 P (Reply)
Posted on Tuesday, February 8. 2011
Good day, Please help, my husband is from Nigeria, we’ve been married for 5 years that will be in March 2011, although he left me for other women took everything that he ever bought me including the car, damaged the house properties (TV etc) since last year. Although his coming back now beating me and verbally abusing me, he needs my ID copy in order to apply for his permanent residency. What can I do to help myself in this situation; I do not want to give him my ID, please help me I’m in despair? Best Regards,
 
#14 Jacobus F Willoughby (Reply)
Posted on Wednesday, April 13. 2011
Good day Sir/Ms Sometime ago I received an phonecall from my father's baby brother as a surprise for I'm not aware that he had a brother and since that time I've been trying to find this person as he called me on my cell phone while I was driving on the freeway.I've spend the whole week at the archives in town to find my father's mother and father. As my father died in 1959, the only information that I could find there was my father's death certificate but not his father or mother, meaning that both of them must have died after his death.His father's name was Louise Willoughby and he must have died before his wife whose name is Rebecca Witbooi Previousely Willoughby. How do I go about in finding out when they died and how many children were born in their marriage. I will highly appreciate it if you can assist me and I thank you. Regards
 

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