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1title: Swiss "Freedom Campaign" against biometric passports
2date: 2008-07-20 00:00:00
3updated: 2009-12-13 00:49:28
4author: frankro
5tags: update, biometrie, switzerland
6
7The Chaos Computer Club (CCC) wishes to draw attention the all-party referendum committee against biometric passports and identity cards in Switzerland.
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11Under [www.freiheitskampagne.ch](http://www.freiheitskampagne.ch/), an
12alliance of various parties and members of parliament is appealing for
13the collection of signatures for a referendum against the comprehensive
14biometric registration of Swiss citizens.
15
16The alliance is critical of compulsory fingerprinting, which will be
17required for the issue of both passports and identity cards. The
18biometric data, comprising fingerprints and a photograph of the face,
19will be stored in a central government database and private
20corporations, such as airlines, will have access to the fingerprints
21stored on the chip.
22
23With its campaign against fingerprints in identity documents, the CCC
24has helped to ensure that in future passports, fingerprints will only be
25included with the express wish of the applicant.