OT: Biometric ID

[Amos Shapira]

BTW this anecdote might interest Yonathan Klinger and other anti-bio-id
activists since it could be pointing a fatal flaw in the system.
On 15 Mar 2015 9:26 pm, "Gabor Szabo" <gabor at szabgab.com> wrote:

> 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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