Sinaloa's Driver's License Requirements Violate Mexican Constitution Maureen Dietrich - The Mazatlan Messenger
go to original August 16, 2013

Finger printing of all ten fingers and iris scans for Sinaloans applying for a new driver´s license violates the Mexican Constitution and the principles of protection of personal data, say human rights specialists.

Ernesto Villaneuva, coordinator of the Right to Information section of the Investigation Unit of the National Autonomous University of Mexico told media this week the new requirements are an intrusion into citizens´ privacy and without legal foundation.

... Beginning in June this year, the Sinaloa transport department implemented a computer network program which requires a person applying for a driver´s license present his birth certificate, utility bill, have his photo taken, provide a digital signature, prints of all fingertips and submit to an iris scan.

... Warned Robles Maloof, this could represent a danger for citizens if (the information) falls into the wrong hands.

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