On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 2:38 PM, Amos Shapira <amos.shap...@gmail.com> wrote:
> BTW this anecdote might interest Yonathan Klinger and other anti-bio-id > activists since it could be pointing a fatal flaw in the system. > I guess you are right, it does point on a fatal flaw in the system. I guess that no one wanted to risk getting into this so no one encountered it yet. I am surprised the Gabor that is probably aware of all the risks decided to try it :-) -- Ori Idan > > On 15 Mar 2015 9:26 pm, "Gabor Szabo" <ga...@szabgab.com> wrote: > >> A few weeks ago I asked to get a biometric ID. They took my finger prints >> and asked all kinds of funny questions to make sure its me. >> Today I went to pick up my new ID and their system could not recognize my >> finger prints. >> >> I got a bit nervous, but they calmed me down that I have nothing to worry >> because the finger prints are only for the Interior Ministry and they are >> sure the one in the system matches the one on my finger and that I will >> only need it when dealing with Interior Ministry and they will mark in the >> system that the fingerprints did not match when I received the ID. >> >> So apparently they have a field in the database for this information. >> >> They offered to order a new biometric card - claiming that the problem is >> only in the card, >> but they can only do that if first they give the broken one to me. >> >> So I'd have a card that can identify me "without any doubt", except that >> the fingerprint in it cannot be matched to mine. >> >> I asked if I could get a new non-biometric ID, but I was told I cannot >> any more. Once I signed up for biometric ID, I cannot go back. >> >> Madness. >> >> Gabor >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-il mailing list >> Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il >> http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Linux-il mailing list > Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il > http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il > >
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