OT: Biometric ID

[Gabor Szabo]

A few weeks ago I asked to get a biometric ID. They took my finger prints
and asked all kinds of funny questions to make sure its me.
Today I went to pick up my new ID and their system could not recognize my
finger prints.

I got a bit nervous, but they calmed me down that I have nothing to worry
because the finger prints are only for the Interior Ministry and they are
sure the one in the system matches the one on my finger and that I will
only need it when dealing with Interior Ministry and they will mark in the
system that the fingerprints did not match when I received the ID.

So apparently they have a field in the database for this information.

They offered to order a new biometric card - claiming that the problem is
only in the card,
but they can only do that if first they give the broken one to me.

So I'd have a card that can identify me "without any doubt", except that
the fingerprint in it cannot be matched to mine.

I asked if I could get a new non-biometric ID, but I was told I cannot any
more. Once I signed up for biometric ID, I cannot go back.

Madness.

Gabor
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