The National Institute of Transparency, Access to Information and Protection of Personal Data (INAI) will bring an unconstitutional action before the Supreme Court of Justice against the creation of the pattern of mobile phone users.
The directors, who voted unanimously on the resolution, agreed that the creation of this pattern that will collect biometric data from mobile line users jeopardizes the protection of personal data of millions of Mexicans.
Councillor Josefina Román noted, during this Session on Tuesday, that it is not necessary for the new standard to collect biometric data as this information is already in the National Population Register.
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For his part, director Adrián Alcalá explained that the reform of the Federal Telecommunications and Broadcasting Act does not precisely establish which biometric data will be provided for the integration of the standard and the procedure for accessing them, so the principle of legal certainty could also be violated.
“What is put at risk is not your minor issue, it is the protection of personal data of millions of people in Mexico, your data, my data and all that we want and need to have a cell phone,” he added.
The argument for creating this new pattern was that it would help prosecute those responsible for crimes such as kidnapping and extortion.
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However, Councillor Julieta del Río Venegas said that the direct relationship between the existence of that pattern and a better investigation and prosecution of crimes is unclear.
He said that while the purpose of the pattern was to facilitate the investigation and prosecution of crimes, the delivery of personal data to register a telephone line may not be appropriate.
Oscar Guerra Ford, noted that if some articles of the Constitution can be contravened with the reform of the Federal Telecommunications and Broadcasting Act, so it must be the judiciary that will resolve it.
He added that the Court should define parameters and standards on the authorities’ action on the standard, which would give citizens greater certainty and confidence.
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