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a German citizen living in Germany, Bochum, Germany, which has become compulsory since 2007 applied for judicial review of a biometric passport. Refuses to give fingerprints for biometric passports of citizens within the framework of the German EU passport defended really prepare for. The application by the Administrative Court Gelsenkirchen European Court of Justice ‘na (ECJ) iletilmi?ti.

European Court of Justice decision, “record the fingerprints of the person deemed to be an interference with the privacy and data protection,” said. The Supreme Court, “the fight against

counterfeiting k?ld???na justify such measures,” he noted. “Is not contrary to the Declaration of Fundamental Rights of the EU regulation on biometric passports” emphasized the decision, “a regulation on biometric passports, agreed by EU member states and the European Parliament. In addition, data are also provided to protect the” the statement said.

electronic passport: a result of the security debate

the EU, as a result of the discussions began about security after the September 11 attacks, in December 2004, the member countries of the Union had decided to pass on the passports containing biometric data. Loading citizen biometric data contained in the passport chip electronics.

In 2005, Germany has decided to transition to electronic passport chips

previously contained only a biometric passport. Beginning in November 2007, was brought to the condition of the addition of chips fingerprints.

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