The European Court of Justice ruled having fingerprints on ID cards was legal under EU privacy laws. The benefits of having such a system were key to preventing identity theft, it said.
Good to mention that (in the Netherlands) when you’ve provided fingerprints for a new identification card, the fingerprints are wiped from any system after you’ve received the card, remaining only on the card itself.
Over here you hand it over when you pick up the new one and it gets physically marked (a corner gets cut, typically) to prevent it being used as a duplicate.
Good to mention that (in the Netherlands) when you’ve provided fingerprints for a new identification card, the fingerprints are wiped from any system after you’ve received the card, remaining only on the card itself.
I didn’t know that, but that’s nice.
Now how do I dispose of the card once it’s expired? 🤔
Over here you hand it over when you pick up the new one and it gets physically marked (a corner gets cut, typically) to prevent it being used as a duplicate.
Or you can shred it.
That doesn’t get rid of the markings on it, which could still be used.
Probably this is an EU-wide law, because my east-leaning country says this too