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Plans to photograph and fingerprint every baby born in South Africa for a digital register could lead to data leaks and identity theft without robust safeguards, rights experts said this week.
Plans to photograph and fingerprint every baby born in South Africa for a digital register could lead to data leaks and identity theft without robust safeguards, rights experts said.
S Africa’s plan to record babies’ biometrics raises fears Thomson Reuters Foundation, JOHANNESBURG Plans to photograph and fingerprint every baby born in South Africa for a digital register could lead to data leaks and identity theft without robust safeguards, rights experts said on Thursday. The South African Department of Home Affairs’ new draft policy aims to capture detailed biometrics — unique physical traits — of every child born in South Africa and link this data to parents’ identity numbers, which are printed on all identification documents. The government hopes the regist...
Views: Visits 9 Plans to photograph and fingerprint every baby born in South Africa for a digital register could lead to data leaks and identity theft without robust safeguards, rights experts said on Thursday. The Department of Home Affairs’ new draft policy aims to capture detailed biometrics – unique physical traits – of every child born in South Africa and link this data to parents’ identity numbers, which are printed on all ID documents. The government hopes the new registration system will prevent corrupt officials selling birth certificates to foreigners to illegally s...
S. Africa's plan to record all babies' biometrics raises privacy fears Reuters 1/7/2021 By Kim Harrisberg JOHANNESBURG, Jan 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Plans to photograph and fingerprint every baby born in South Africa for a digital register could lead to data leaks and identity theft without robust safeguards, rights experts said on Thursday. The Department of Home Affairs' new draft policy aims to capture detailed biometrics - unique physical traits - of every child born in South Africa and link this data to parents' identity numbers, which are printed on all ID documents. The gover...