07 December 2009

I felt like a little criminal today

I didn't commit any crimes. But I had my fingerprints taken and stored in a Biometric database. I was renewing my ID card.

On the plus side; I feel a lot safer! I'm looking forward to my first decent nap in years !

Sarcasm set aside, as of now Dutch, but also European law, prohibits it's use as a investigative tool to find suspects. It can only be used for Identification for already imprisoned suspects. But that's the current situation.

There are several law suits on the way and on the other side some politicians wish to expand on these powers. It's certain that things are going to change, but will they change for the better or for the worse ?