ACRI (Association for Civil Rights in Israel) is filing a petition with the High Court of Justice in the hope of preventing the establishment of a national biometric database in Israel. The petition addresses the planned pilot program expected to move ahead in the coming two years.

There has been much controversy surrounding the planned biometric database, with some viewing it as an invasion of privacy, with others simply afraid that the information base would eventually be successfully targeted by hackers, and such information in the wrong hands could have catastrophic results. These opponents simply feel the security risk is too great, outweighing the benefits and a breach in such a system would result in irreparable damage.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)