Mega-file : the French may refuse the taking of their fingerprints – Europe1

the minister of The Interior Bernard Cazeneuve and secretary of State for Digital Axelle Lemaire announced Thursday two major changes of the project of mega-file containing the personal data of 60 million French that has raised concerns among defenders of civil liberties. The device will be deployed in France after the approval of the system security by the national Agency for information systems security (ANSSI), have advised the minister of the Interior and the secretary of State of the Digital and Innovation in a joint statement.

In addition, users who do not wish to have their fingerprints made at the base secure national will oppose it. But they will not benefit in this case of the services associated with this data collection. The ministers also pledged to provide “all relevant factors” to the Parliament, which is expected to soon discuss the project for a continuous follow-up of this system. “Our state of mind is always the same, make full transparency on this device”, they said.

reviews up within the government. The file named “electronic Titles” secure information systems “(TES) had caused a falling out between Bernard Cazeneuve, and Axelle Lemaire, who defends a vision of “libertarian” of the internet while the minister of the Interior is pursuing the objective of security. The publication of the decree creating the YOUR full weekend of all saints was divided up within the government, Axelle Lemaire denouncing a “major failure” and the lack of consultation. “This decree has been made soft by the ministry of the Interior, on a Sunday of all saints, in thinking that it would neither seen nor known”, she lamented.

Bernard Cazeneuve had ruled out Wednesday before the commission of laws of the national Assembly to suspend the decree establishing the TES in the expectation of a debate in front of the Parliament. Under pressure, the minister of the Interior has proposed Tuesday to the presidents of the national Assembly and the Senate holding a parliamentary debate. Questioned by mps on the lack of external control, he conceded that an annual audit of state agencies could be added to the decree. Bernard Cazeneuve reiterated that the security of the mega-file was “perfectly planned” and that his resistance to the fraud was “proved in the last eight years”.