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EU top court upholds ruling on fingerprints for ID cards (www.dw.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, totalitarianism is kept in check by society being vigilent, not by hiding your fingers. This stuff can be put to good use (like making identity theft impossible, which is a huge quality of life improvement).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

"Impossible" is a big ask, social engineering still works, and for light checks all you need is your publicly available number.

But "a lot harder" is nice.