Re: About the Biometric ID Card

From: Yash Maudhoo <yashmaudhoo_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 08:45:46 +0400

Hi SM,


> On Jan 29, 2016, at 11:06 PM, S Moonesamy <sm+mu_at_elandsys.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Yash,
> At 08:15 29-01-2016, Yash Maudhoo wrote:
>> I had a few questions in mind and since the site of MNIC is down, I thought of asking on the mailing list. I would appreciate if someone could clarify me on the following:
>>
>> 1) Which data were being collected?
>
> http://attorneygeneral.govmu.org/English/Documents/A-Z%20Acts/N/Page%201/NATIONAL%20IDENTITY%20CARD%20ACT,%20No%2060%20of%201985.pdf
>
>> 2) How were these data going to be used?
>
> Please see http://www.elandsys.com/~sm/mnic-central-population-database.html
>
Thank you for your detailed analysis :)!
>> 3) What may happen foreign security agencies get their hands on these sensitive data?
>
> In some other countries it would be considered as a security issue.
>

Could you please elaborate on this? How can it affects the citizens? For example, let's say the NSA gets their hands on the data of the central database of a country, how would they be able to use the that?
> Regards,
> S. Moonesamy
>
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