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Councilwoman Gloria Martin recalls that collect fingerprint to provide a commercial service to citizens is "disproportionate," according to own Data Protection Act, and warns of the danger of storing biometric information easy to clone, counterfeit and distribute.

Councilwoman IU-Green, Gloria Martin, warned today about the risks to privacy and the fundamental right to data protection entails access system Felipe VI sports complex by fingerprint, which is the subject of concern and of complaints from users of these public facilities.

Martin alluded to Opinion 3/2012 of WP29, the Group of European data protection authorities in which is included the Spanish Agency, which considers disproportionate access controls for reading biometrics in sports facilities.

Similarly Article 4.1 of the Organic Law on Data Protection, by which "personal data may only be collected for processing if they are adequate, relevant and not excessive in relation to the scope and objectives expressed specific, explicit and legitimate purposes for which they were obtained. "

"We're not talking about access to the Pentagon," said Councilwoman IU-V, "so collecting fingerprint to provide a commercial service to citizens it is disproportionate, especially when less intrusive means may be used in the rights and freedoms" such as RFID or magnetic stripe cards.

Biometrics are immutable, Martin said, "We can change passwords, cards, keys, phone number and address, but can not change fingerprint. If you are stolen, they have done with them forever."

And this poses a real danger because it is easy to clone data, falsifying and distribute.

In this regard, the mayor recalled that in 2014 a known hacker revealed major security flaws presented by biometric identification systems to copy the thumbprint of the Minister of Defense of Germany, Ursula von der Leyen, from a series photographs published in the media and using a computer program accessible to anyone.

Councilwoman IU-V expressed concern about the treatment that the city of Lorca is giving this sensitive information.

He said that this morning she has enrolled in the public sports complex and have collected fingerprint.

However, "has not given me any explanation, expressed or implied, as to where they will be stored my biometric data and for what purpose and under what kind of protection. Nor could I know if I have right of access, rectification, cancellation and opposition to these data, and what will happen to them when unsubscribe ".

Martin explained that only after indentificarse, we have provided a sheet with vague information about "who is only offered to those who buy subscriptions a month and not to access timely facilities, although in that case also were collects fingerprints like me has happened to me. "

Given the manifestly irresponsible attitude and, above all, the flagrant breach of the City Council in addressing the legal formalities necessary for collecting fingerprints of citizens, Martin has demanded the government team of PP that conforms to opinions the GT29 and the provisions of Organic Law on data Protection and under it, "proceed to the suspension of this control system and the safe destruction of databases containing biometric information of the citizens of Lorca" .

Councilwoman IU-Greens also called for reflection and urged residents to be cautious when providing such sensitive data like these, which can jeopardize the safety of their own identity "for very comfortable and modern, it may seem this system. "

Source: IU-verdes Lorca