Israel Moves Toward a National Biometric Database 476
An anonymous reader writes "Israeli's government has approved the creation of a biometric database which would contain fingerprints and facial photos of all Israeli citizens. If the bill becomes law — and it is at an early stage — the biometric information of each citizen would be embedded in their passport and national ID card. Israeli citizens would be required by law to submit to biometric testing upon request by government employees, soldiers, and policemen, so that their biometric info can be compared to the info embedded in their ID card / passport. The declared purpose of the bill is to combat forgery of passports and ID cards, and also to aid identification 'in cases of a mass disaster.' The bill was approved over objections from civil rights groups and the Israeli Bar. The article notes that no other democratic country has a comprehensive biometric database of all citizens."
Argh! Comma! (Score:2, Funny)
> The implications for privacy and surveillance, are not insignificant.
Tarnation! I relocated a parenthetical and left a comma in!
Ah, well. Maybe I can captain a starship now.
Re:You would think that they would learn from hist (Score:1, Funny)
What do you mean impossible?
If you read the article, the Nazi's RFID tags are clearly shaped like swastikas, duh.
Re:What about dual citizenship Jews? (Score:1, Funny)
Re:You would think that they would learn from hist (Score:3, Funny)
Godwin's law on the first post!
Re:You would think that they would learn from hist (Score:1, Funny)
slashdot called. they said stay indoors. read more slashdot.
Re:I am an Israeli (Score:1, Funny)
You left out the part where IDF soldiers open a portal to Hell and send them Palestinian babies in exchange for gold. Then they high five each other.
Re:You would think that they would learn from hist (Score:4, Funny)
The UN is dedicated to enacting resolutions against Israel?
Huh?
Victim complex, anyone?