Unions, political parties and other civil society groups came together in Tunis …

We could see this proposal revived. This week the people of Tunisia won a major victory for privacy: the dangerous biometric ID card proposal has officially been withdrawn from consideration in the Assembly of the Representatives of the People (ARP). If that happens, we will continue working to ensure that any new legislation protects human rights.

We also thank the numerous assembly members who continue to listen to and work with civil society on the vital issues of data privacy and digital security, helping Tunisia to prevent privacy disasters such as a massive breach of citizens’ sensitive biometric dataEven though we’re overjoyed, we must remain vigilant.

Subscribe to our action alerts and weekly newsletter Subscribe to our action alerts and weekly newsletterhttps://www.accessnow.org:443/biometric-id-vs-privacy-tunisians-stood-privacy-not-yet/ … Others in the commission did not agree, pointing out that while having fingerprints in the card itself could be useful for verification purposes, storing them in a national database that raises digital security concerns does anything but provide safety.

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The debate was heated, especially when it came to discussing the inclusion of fingerprints in the biometric ID card.

, the Ministerial Council submitted to the Tunisian Assembly of the Representatives of the People (ARP) a draft law to replace the current identity cards with a chip-enabled biometric one.

The assembly members advanced the amendments that we proposed, and The Ministry of the Interior, which had pushed hard to pass the bill without these important safeguards, This is an important outcome for a number of reasons.

But because of other legislative commitments, the debate was postponed and sent back again to the Commission on Rights and Liberties. The draft law was assigned to the Commission on Rights and Liberties., the Commission on Rights and Liberties completed its review. We worked hard with our partners at Al Bawsala to oppose passage of the bill, including encouraging members of the assembly to adopt a set of key amendments to … This is "Carte postale-Tunisie" by Miguel Raymond on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

If you have problems to authenticate please contact your respective FSS or Local IT Team. He said that no one could hack the personal data of any individual, and that the Ministry of Interior is a strongly protected entity, and Tunisians must “trust that.” Members of the Commission were not convinced.

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The bill was supposed to be debated at the plenary session on July 18 or 19, 2017.

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If you’d like to know more about the human rights issues at stake in the biometric ID proposal, we invite you to that illustrates the risks of adopting such a card, especially without key human rights protections (in Tunisian dialect with English subtitles). Une carte de débit sert à payer les achats ou à retirer de l'argent presque partout.

Here’s a look at the history of the bill and what the next steps are for defending privacy and other fundamental rights in Tunisia. The bill stayed there until it was finally placed on the plenary’s agenda again for January 9, 2018., Chawki Gaddes, head of the INPDP, spoke before the Commission on Rights and Liberties to discuss the risks the bill poses to data privacy.In his invaluable testimony, Gaddes clarified that it is not the biometric format that is problematic, but the alarming absence of protections and guarantees for the privacy and personal data of citizens., the Minister of Interior, Lotfi Brahem, spoke before the same Commission to argue for passage of the bill. Together, we are already making a difference for human rights in Tunisia.

They stood firm for amendments to ensure the safety of all Tunisian personal data.