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Official: stillborn French biometric ID card scheme not just extra-terrestrial but also unconstitutional, 13 times over

Posted on March 23, 2012July 2, 2025 by Dissent

Remember France? Remember 6 March 2012 when the French parliament decided to introduce national biometric ID cards? In a scheme reminiscent of Vichy? 60+ members of the National Assembly and 60+ members of the Senate referred the law to the French Constitutional Council. What does the Council make of it?

The Conseil constitutionnel published its Decision no. 2012-652 DC yesterday, 22 March 2012. They’re not pleased.

Read more on DMossEsq.

Great thanks to Robin Caron for alerting me to this. 

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