The Indian biometric equipment manufacture BioEnable has received Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP) approval, according to Biometric Update on Wednesday. MOSIP is not-for-profit organization which helps governments conceive, develop and implement effective ‘digital public infrastructure’ in countries and is supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, among others.
“This development means that the company will be able to help customers open mobile registration centers any where in the world and extend its reach into new markets where ‘secure and portable identity registration is essential for government programs, financial services, law enforcement, and healthcare,’ an announcement states,” Biometric Update said Wednesday.
The BioEnable biometrics registration system scans all fingerprints, both eyes and captures facial recognition images.
Notably, India already utilizes such a system nationwide for biometric identification of citizens, called Aadhaar.
“BioEnable says the key features of its Biometric Registration Kits, which is secure and portable, include a 4-4-2 fingerprint scanner, dual iris scanner, face capture camera and document scanner, rugged IP67-certified case, and an advanced battery management system,” Biometric Update said Wednesday.
Alex Jones has been warning for over a decade about the biometric identification system.
MOSIP’s goal is to aid in the rollout of such biometric identification systems worldwide, in accordance with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Target 16.9.
“The project enables governments to either adopt digital ID systems or enhance existing systems, while ensuring complete ownership over their country’s digital infrastructure,” MOSIP said.
MOSIP takes a neo-liberal approach to the goal of scanning every human, stating they seek ‘technology that leaves no one behind.’
“With the mission of empowering lives all over the world, MOSIP continues to take steps towards being an inclusive platform. Ongoing collaborations with global universities, research organizations, and strong on-ground teams have sharpened our focus on developing technology that is unrestricted by gender, race, and economic status. Additionally, technology features allow residents to access their digital identities even in remote areas with low connectivity,” MOSIP said.
The E.U. is currently testing biometric identification systems at border crossings in accordance with the union’s A.I. Act. Among the tested systems are Horizon Europe-funded Odysseus and FlexiCross.
These systems even include technology related to ‘behavioral authentication’ and ‘predictive risk assessments’.
“Odysseus is designed to make border crossings easier through seamless identity verification, digital and virtual passports, face matching, behavioral authentication and other technologies such as drones. The project involves 14 partners from 12 European countries, including companies such as Simavi and biometric technology providers Thales and Vision-Box,” Biometric Update said Wednesday. “Similarly, FlexiCross (Flexible and Improved Border-Crossing Experience for Passengers and Authorities) aims to boost border security while streamlining management with tools such as predictive risk assessment, biometric checks, data exchange, human-machine interfaces, augmented reality for situational awareness and more. The project’s task is to deliver a toolkit comprising at least 20 modules.”
Not surprisingly, risks of such systems are inherent and include everything from unjust and bias treatment due to the systems improperly flagging a potential threat to malfunctioning drones and even electrocution from the biometric scanning machines.
“Its ethics risk analysis, however, showed plenty of areas that need to be improved, according to Ioana Cristina Cotoi, legal researcher at Engineering Ingegneria Informatica SPA. The evaluated risks included everything from bias and unjust treatment in biometric recognition and unusual pattern detection systems to electrocution from malfunctioning drones or biometric systems,” Biometric Update said Wednesday.
The use-cases for the BioEnable human-scanning machine are said to be voter registration, border crossings, financial services, law enforcement interaction and healthcare.
“With the new compliance status, the company believes the kit will produce more results in its variety of use cases which include government programs and voter registration, border control and immigration, financial services such as enhancing digital KYC process, law enforcement and healthcare,” Biometric Update said Wednesday.
Perhaps the lack of voter ID laws, open borders and de facto legalization of criminal activity currently being witnessed in the U.S. is nothing more than a sophisticated ploy to implement full biometric scanning requirements for all citizens under a global digital ID system.