As soon as 2013 began, so too did Israel's database test project to collect the biometric data of its citizens, Artuz Sheva reports.
Supporters of the new program suggest this national biometric database will enhance the government's ability to identify terrorists, whereas critics say this new program will give the country unprecedented access to control the lives of Israelis.
The directive for this pilot program was approved by a joint committee and biometric information in the database will consist of two fingerprints and a face scan and an additional aspect of this program is to issue smart identity cards to those with credentials stored in the database. As we reported previously, minors under the age of 16 will not be included in the testing of this initiative.
This new test program will last for two years and will be voluntary for Israelis to enroll. Once the pilot program is over, the country aims to include all citizens into the centralized database...
READ REST OF ARTICLE HERE: http://www.biometricupdate.com/201301/israels-biometric-database-pilot-test-begins/
See Wiki article on new Israeli Biometric LAW
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biometric_Database_Law_%28Israel%29
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