Meet SIBIOS: Argentina’s Massive, Orwellian Biometric Database
By Michael Krieger: Two years ago, the UK dismantled their
national ID scheme and shredded their National Identity Registry in
response to great public outcry over the privacy-invasive program.
Unfortunately privacy protections have been less rosy elsewhere. In
Argentina, the national ID fight was lost some time ago. A law enacted
during the military dictatorship forced all individuals to obtain a government-mandated ID.
Now, they are in the process of enhancing its mandatory National
Registry of Persons (RENAPER) with biometric data such as fingerprints
and digitized faces. The government plans to repurpose this database in
order to facilitate “easyaccess”
to law enforcement by merging this data into a new, security-focused
integrated system. This raises the specter of mass surveillance, as
Argentinean law enforcement will have access to mass repositories of
citizen information and be able to leverage existing facial recognition
and fingerprint matching technologies in order to identify any citizen
anywhere.- From the EFF’s must read article: Biometrics in Argentina: Mass Surveillance as a State Policy
The above passage was written in early 2012, but I had never taken the time to look into Argentina’s burgeoning and extremely creepy biometric database until now. It takes on increased importance to Americans now that Apple has rolled out its iPhone 5NsA.
Don’t worry though, Apple is a private company and they’d never work with the NSA or anything…
The video below is the promotional video of the Biometric ID Database in Argentina, and is an epic example of state propaganda.
In Liberty,
Mike
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