http://www.uni-kassel.de/fb7/oeff_recht/publikationen/pubOrdner/Hornung_Buch_ISSE_2004.pdf According to http://www.no2id.net/: Germany's Digitaler Personalausweis does not have a "centralisation of data" : A collection of personal details stored on databases but connected together as if one database). Apparently this is forbidden for historical reasons, and when cards are replaced, the records are not linked. An approach opposite to the UK Home Office's , who will have a "shared register" : http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/ The National Identity Register will contain personal information such as: address date and place of birth immigration status fingerprints iris patterns facial image My question is: Does Germany NOT have a "shared register" ? Or is this a myth?
Looking further I found: In Germany the principle of "information self-determination" saw the federal constitutional court rule that although ID cards are in use, the public would not be given unique identity numbers that could be accessed by all government departments. Anniversary: 20 years of centralised identity cards in Germany Centralised identity card system 1987: http://www.bundesdruckerei.de/en/press/press_archive/e_2007/pm_en2007_04_25.html I might be reading all of this wrong but it looks like a ""information self-determination" is a load of rubbish...or out of date.
Hmmm, I can't say that I really get, what's your issue Shared Register in context of a central register for all germans not yet -Current plans for extending the national ID card to also include biometric identifiers will create a national database on all residents older than 16 years. (Source) The Bundesdruckerei is only the company which produces the id-cards, no registration and storing of infos there, this is task of the respective community, where you live in Germany at the moment and it's mandatory to be registered there. More strange stuff about the german way of "information self-determination" and "personal data protection" here have fun
I'll try. Thanks. My original post made sense this morning I've edited it...hope this is more clear. You seem to have answered my question though - so thanks again... This for my blog: http://yes2id.blogspot.com/
