The Unified State System for the Collection of Biometric Data will start operating in Russia. In addition, the collection of biometrics will expand the list of services and their availability for residents of the country. State Duma Deputy Alexander Khinshtein believes that these reforms are aimed at protecting the biometric and personal data of Russians. Read more about the biometric data collection system in the material. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law on the creation of the Unified State System of Biometrics. The document was published on the official portal of legal information.
He stressed that biometric data must be stored in a single and secure state system. Thus, amendments were made to the law "On information, information technologies and communications". The government will approve the regulations that govern how this system works.
Russians will be able to independently post their data in the system. But for this you need to use trusted software.
Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Chernyshenko is confident that the launch of the state biometrics system is a "big step" towards the goal of Digital Transformation. He said this in a comment to TASS.
“The latest information security technologies and state control will ensure reliable protection of citizens' personal data. A unified biometric system will expand the number of services and increase the availability of services for Russian citizens, ”he said.
Chernyshenko stressed that the provision of data to the Unified Biometric System is “the right of citizens, not an obligation”.
The head of the State Duma committee on information policy, information technology and communications, Alexander Khinshtein, also considers the launch of this system "an important stage." According to him, these reforms are aimed at protecting the biometric and personal data of Russians.
Khinshtein also said that during the spring session, the deputies will work out "norms for transferring existing commercial EBSs under state control."
In November of this year, the Russian Ministry of Digital Science presented a list of security threats when using biometrics of Russians. The list indicates that the integrity (substitution, deletion) of data may be violated. There are also security risks when collecting data in offices, branches or internal structural divisions of organizations. In particular, this refers to unauthorized access to information due to vulnerabilities in the code or networks, the introduction of viruses.
In addition, the department drew attention to the fact that there are threats when collecting biometrics through cell phones, tablets and when transferring data between devices.
In mid-October, the online service SuperJob conducted a survey among Russians. Experts interviewed 2,500 adults. The study showed that every eighth inhabitant of the country (13%) was asked to submit biometric data. Banks often offered this service. Only a third of Russians agreed to the procedure.
“The respondents, as a rule, explain their position by the convenience of using various services, especially the mobile applications of banks,” RIA Novosti cites the research data.
At the same time, 44% of those who were offered to provide their biometrics, refused. They expressed distrust, as well as fear of leakage and misuse of information. 21% of respondents were undecided whether they should submit their data.
Among the areas where biometric data can be used is transport.
It is assumed that by 2024 the department will introduce such a system for identifying passengers of air, railway and public transport. The head of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation Vitaly Savelyev said this in June this year. According to him, upon entering the transport, passengers will need to go through the procedure for determining the identity by the face.
In the summer of 2019, the Russian authorities unveiled a sample of future e-passports. Information about citizens will be stored on plastic cards similar to bank cards. According to Deputy Prime Minister Maxim Akimov, this card will contain data that does not change during life, as well as full name, date and place of birth, actual address, driver's license, SNILS, TIN and document validity period (10 years).
On the reverse side of the card, in addition to the owner's holographic image, there will be an alphabetic and a QR code. At that time, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that paper passports would be replaced by 2021 in stages.
This initiative was opposed by the Russian Orthodox Church. According to Vakhtang Kipshidze, deputy chairman of the Synodal Department of the Moscow Patriarchate for Church Relations with Society and the Media, “the collection and concentration of data on all aspects of people's lives creates a threat of their use against these same citizens,” the Moskva news agency reports. He stressed that the church is important "freedom of the person and ensuring the inviolability of his private life."
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