"The laws create a new interconnected intelligence system dubbed the Central Intelligence Platform, under which intelligence and security agencies at all levels of government -federal, state and municipal-have the power to access, from any entity public or private, personal information for "intelligence purposes," including license plate numbers, biometric information, telephone details that allow the identification of individuals, financial, banking, and health records, public and private property records, tax data, and more."
"The General Population Act forces every person in Mexico to enroll in a mandatory biometric ID system with fingerprints and a photo. Under the law, public and private entities are required to ask for the ID for any transaction or access to services, such as banking, healthcare, education, and access to social programs. All data generated through the ID mandate will feed into a new Unique Identity Platform under the Disappeared Persons Act."
The laws establish a Central Intelligence Platform allowing intelligence and security agencies at federal, state, and municipal levels to access personal information from any public or private entity for "intelligence purposes." Accessible data includes license plate numbers, biometric information, telephone identifiers, financial and banking records, health records, property and tax records. The General Population Act mandates enrollment of every person in a biometric ID system with fingerprints and a photo and requires public and private entities to request that ID for transactions and services. All biometric ID data will feed into a Unique Identity Platform. Civil society warns the measures create an uncontrolled surveillance system that undermines privacy, free expression, and the presumption of innocence.
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