Hi SM, Hi All;
Yes, there was no information on how the data was destroyed, no any protocol/procedure adopted for the task. Maybe this can be classified as Ish's "manque de transparence" [1 - 3rd column 2nd paragraph]. Being made to abide by and adopt the new ID card and to finally see its database being "destroyed", the public, in my honest opinion, should be able to question "les authorites concernees" about the techniques used, the 'honesty' of the operations and maybe any futurecoming project in the field.
_at_SM: I think you missed a point in your message. The Rs.100,000 was for the purchase of the "backup-tapes" used for the duplication/backup of the database before its destruction. [1 - 2nd column 3rd paragraph]
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Regards;
M Irshaad Abdoolwww.irshaad.me | www.blog.irshaad.mefacebook.com/abdoolirshaad
> Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2015 13:33:08 -0700
> To: ish.sookun_at_lsldigital.mu; shelly.bhujun_at_umail.uom.ac.mu; mauritius-internet-users_at_lists.elandnews.com
> From: sm+mu_at_elandsys.com
> Subject: Re: Biometric ID Card
>
> Hello,
> At 08:48 24-08-2015, Ish Sookun wrote:
> >A journalist called me today to ask my opinion about the destruction
> >of the biometric data that started today. I answered if it's the
> >same people who set up the system & were proponent of the Biometric
> >ID card that come and say they have deleted the data, I cannot trust
> >them. These people nearly *compelled* Mauritians to submit their
> >biometric data. They are no more credible to say the contrary now.
>
> Irshaad asked a question about this topic yesterday and shared a
> press article about it. The name of an expert from Singapore
> Corporation Enterprise is mentioned in that article. I did a search
> and I could not find any web page in which the expert commented about
> security. Ish commented as follows: "Les experts singapouriens n'ont
> pas parle de la technique utilise pour la destruction. Il y a un
> manque de transparence". It is not possible to determine whether the
> data was destroyed if there isn't any technical information about how
> it was done. The cost of the destruction is estimated to be Rs
> 100,000. It can raise concerns about how the data was destroyed.
>
> Regards,
> S. Moonesamy
>
>
Received on Mon Sep 07 2015 - 16:38:13 PST
