Peru’s New Biometric Foreigner ID: What the Electronic Carné Means for Residents

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Biometric ID system risks privacy violations and surveillance without clear safeguards, outweighing administrative benefits. | The biometric ID system introduces a dual-edged tool: it may enhance administrative efficiency and protect vulnerable minors, but it also risks violating privacy rights and enabling state surveillance. The exclusion of rural or undocumented migrants and the potential for discriminatory profiling outweigh the benefits, given the irreversible nature of biometric data misus