PROGRAMME director for the National Identification System (NIDS) Warren Vernon says that biometric data for the national identification database will be encrypted to prevent unauthorised access.

“Your fingerprint and facial image will be encrypted, so that a regular person just can’t access it like that unless you have the resources or the authority to decrypt the information,” he said.

“Additionally, your fingerprint and your facial image will be kept offline. We are only using your facial image and your fingerprint to ensure that your identity is unique and to protect [against] identity theft,” he said.

Vernon was speaking at the second virtual town hall on the National Identification and Registration Act, 2020. The legislation makes provisions for a voluntary and secure national identification system for Jamaica.

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