Argentina
Posted Thursday, August 27, 2009 - 13:50
Source: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Documento_Nacional_de_Identidad_%28Argentina%29
Card Name:
Registro Nacional de las Personas / Documento Nacional de Identidad
Issuing Agency:
Internal Affairs Ministry via Federal Police
Voluntary or Mandatory:
Mandatory Information on the Card:
ID Number
Photo
Name
Sex
Birth Date
Nationality
Address
Age
Date of Issue
Years Valid
Other Information on the Card:
Thumbprint, vote log, change of address, organ donation, military service
Biometric Technology on the Card:
Facial image and one fingerprint (right thumb)
Card Purpose:
Traveling to neighboring countries; proof of identity at private and public institutions; voting
Additional Information:
A new DNI system has been proposed, intended to digitize the database, facial image and fingerprints contained in the document.
Playing the Identity Card: Surveillance, Security and Identification in Global Perspective, Routledge (2008)
Edited by Colin J. Bennett and David Lyon
Identifying Citizens: ID Cards as Surveillance, Polity (2009)
By David Lyon
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