French government plans to merge two files to create a megadatabase holding biometrics of almost 60 million French citizens. TES is a dramatic expansion of an existing database used for the creation of biometric passports. The National Digital Council says abuses are “as inevitable as they are unacceptable” France has been here before several times with clandestine database development followed by public outcry. The U.S. Office of Personnel Management said hackers had accessed the details of 4.2 million government employees in its databases in 2015.”]