The public defender was of the view that the amount of data to be collected under the NIDS would result in the trespassing and intrusion in a citizens personal space. The proposed NIDS is comparable to all the existing IDs, in fact, some existing IDs require more information than the 21 set of NIDS requirements. We cannot continue to water down NIDS or continue on this path in Jamaica, but readily accept similar systems when visiting other countries. It will be interesting to see the outcome of this new NIDS.
Source: https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/letters/20210424/dont-water-down-nids