E-Government web services and security of Personally Identifiable Information in developing nations a case of some Nigerian embassies

This paper examines the processing of PII data in e-Government web services in developing nations using the case study of some Nigerian embassies. It presents a secured framework intended for protecting Personally Identifiable Information (PII) data in e-Government web services in developing nations where such do not already exist. The framework is based on OW ASP ASVS security requirement for data protection in web environment and this was used as a basis of assessment for the respective website by analysing the security of the web portal used in processing citizens' registration data through a non-invasive web sites analysis method.