Re: Biometric ID Card

From: SHELLY HERMIA BHUJUN <shelly.bhujun_at_umail.uom.ac.mu>
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2015 20:38:38 +0400

Hello SM,

The person in charge of keeping the biometric data safe is probably a
government officer. I would not describe the person as an expert. I assume
that he or she would either have been trained or already have the relevant
knowledge about what must be done to keep the data safe.

I don't see why local people cannot handle the destruction of the biometric
data. In theory, local people should already have part of the required
knowledge if they are currently responsible for keeping that data safe.

> I wonder if they did not highlight 'getting foreign experts to Mauritius
in order to solve those biometric data issue' just to show off- >comme
d'habitude. This attitude can also prove that they would rather rely on
foreign experts than investing in local experts ->anyway, who confirmed
that we did not have any local experts ready to help out?

The only way I can think of is to make the process as transparent as
possible.

>How can they make the process as transparent as possible?
> Are they going to record the whole procedure?

I don't know whether the Data Protection Commissioner reacted as I have not
been reading the newspapers.
The process for such a project would be:
  (a) Request advice from the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner
  (b) Request advice from the State Law Office
  (c) Implement the project once (a) and (b) has been done and there aren't
any issues

> I have not been reading the newspaper either.
>Maybe Ishwon could help us on this one.

Kind regards,
Shelly Hermia Bhujun

On Thu, Aug 20, 2015 at 11:18 PM, S Moonesamy <sm+mu_at_elandsys.com> wrote:

> Hi Shelly,
> At 10:04 AM 8/20/2015, SHELLY HERMIA BHUJUN wrote:
>
>> 1. I have head that the Government is going to seek foreign experts
>> advice regarding the destruction of biometric data.
>> I was wondering who are the person in charge of keeping the biometric
>> data safe?
>> Were they local experts? Aren't there local experts that can handle such
>> matter/issue?
>>
>
> The person in charge of keeping the biometric data safe is probably a
> government officer. I would not describe the person as an expert. I
> assume that he or she would either have been trained or already have the
> relevant knowledge about what must be done to keep the data safe.
>
> I don't see why local people cannot handle the destruction of the
> biometric data. In theory, local people should already have part of the
> required knowledge if they are currently responsible for keeping that data
> safe.
>
>
> 2. How can they ensure that they will indeed delete the data?
>>
>
> The only way I can think of is to make the process as transparent as
> possible.
>
> 3. Why is the data protection commissioner reacting now?
>> Where was she when the Government decided to implement the biometric ID
>> card.
>>
>
> I don't know whether the Data Protection Commissioner reacted as I have
> not been reading the newspapers.
>
> The process for such a project would be:
>
> (a) Request advice from the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner
>
> (b) Request advice from the State Law Office
>
> (c) Implement the project once (a) and (b) has been done and there
> aren't any issues.
>
> Regards,
> S. Moonesamy
>
Received on Sat Aug 22 2015 - 16:38:54 PST