The State Duma today in the third reading adopted the Law “On a unified system for processing citizens’ biometric data.”
According to him, the delivery of biometric data is purely voluntary processwhile collecting biometrics of minors will only be with their parents. Forced surrender and discrimination in detention will be punished. How exactly is not specified.
The list of allowed biometrics includes voice and face. The collection of genomic information is prohibited. Already submitted biometrics can be deleted.
You and I must understand that there are pleasant, popular decisions, there are responsible decisions, when they need to be taken. If we don’t, it will get worse. This is just such a case.
– Chairman of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin
In addition, the operator of biometric data can now only be a government agency or SUE. Legal entities are denied access. [Госдума]
Source: Iphones RU
