Public Defender Arlene Harrison Henry has described the massive amount of biographic data that is required to receive a national identification number and card under the proposed National Identification System (NIDS) law. Harrison Henry highlighted 21 identifiers in the bill, including three bits of biometric data, that might be required to sign on to NIDS. She questioned whether that amount of data, potentially to be collected and stored, was necessary to establish the unique identity of an individual. The public defender told the committee that the collection of data had to be justified and proportionate.
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