“Now many banks are collecting biometrics, I’m definitely afraid that God forbid there will be a leak. Already there was talk, some kind of small leak occurred somewhere. It will just be very hard. I honestly want to ensure that when working with biometric data of individuals 100% ... to be sure that there will be no leakage, ”RIA Novosti quoted him as saying during discussions on the topic“ Development of digital technologies in the financial sector of the economy ” : first results. "
Moiseev clarified that with the leak of passport data, the document can be changed.
“How to live further if its biometric indicators, which we intend to use, have left the database. Change appearance or what? It’s not clear what to do, ”the official said.
Earlier, DeviceLock specialists recorded cases of theft of personal data from banks through IT-specialists in Russia.
In the opening, Olga Skorobogatova, First Deputy Chairman of the Bank of Russia, stated that the Central Bank recommended that Russian banks inform customers about the system for which the organization takes biometric data. According to her, the Central Bank sent recommendations to banks, including that clients should be informed before biometrics are taken.
Also, banks were advised to withdraw biometrics as a separate option in the electronic queuing system.
In July 2018, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed documents approving the requirements for the placement of citizens' data in a single biometric system and a single identification and authentication system.