![\\"logo\\"](\\"/img/logo-dpa-factchecking.svg\\"/) * WhatsApp service * About Us ![\\"IFCN](\\"/img/ifcn-certificate.png\\"/) ![\\"EFCSN](\\"/img/efcsn- certificate.png\\"/) ## New regulation # Fingerprints on ID cards will also be permitted in the future Apr 9, 2024, 4:04 p.m. (CEST) Two fingerprints are usually taken for the ID card. The approach will not change in 2027 - just one different thing has to happen be adjusted. Will fingerprints on ID cards be invalid in the future? Lay that Postings on Facebook and Telegram are close. Fingerprints will be available from 2027 supposedly can no longer be recorded because these violate fundamental rights Respect for private life and protection of personal data”. How much truth is there behind it? ## Evaluation Fingerprints may be recorded electronically for the ID card. Because of an incorrect legal basis, the underlying regulation is invalid, but remains effective for the time being. A new regulation should be the wrong one Then replace the basis so that fingerprints continue to be stored in 2027 can be. ## Facts Anyone who applies for an identity card in Germany needs their fingerprints are recorded electronically (§5 Identity Card Act). This measure should protect against identity misuse and make it more difficult for criminals to To use ID cards of similar-looking people - in accordance with the underlying Regulation 2019/1157 of the European Parliament and the Council. The background is the assumption that photographs are less considered forgery-proof. Critics claim that this approach violates the fundamental right to respect Private life (Article 7 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights) and the protection of personal data data (Article 8 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights). A man in Wiesbaden wanted to therefore also when issuing a new identity card Do not give fingerprints. As a result, he was not given a new ID card issued, as stated by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The Mann sued against it and the ECJ dealt with the question of whether Obligation to provide fingerprints on ID cards is legal. EU needs to sharpen things up The highest European court ruled that the procedure with the is compatible with fundamental rights. The obligation does impose a restriction of fundamental rights, but these are those that serve the common good The ECJ explains in detail in its judgment that the objectives are justified Area III, Section C. The ECJ means the fight against Identity theft or ensuring interoperability of the state verification systems, as stated in the press release on Judgment is called. However, the basis on which the European Union (EU) relies on the Commitment 2019/1157 has so far been supported, incorrect. The European Parliament and the Council adopted the Regulation on the basis of Article 21(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), that is concerning the right to move freely within the territory of the EU member states move and stop. The correct legal basis is, in the opinion of the ECJ, however, applies the more specific provision of Article 77(3) TFEU Border protection policy. This provision looks special legislative process. The EU now has to make improvements and write a new regulation “that... Regulation 2019/1157 replaced». Until the correct regulation comes into force, The old regulation applies in order to avoid “serious negative consequences for one significant number of Union citizens, particularly for their security in space “Freedom, security and justice” as stated in the judgment is called. The ECJ set a deadline of December 31, 2026, “so that the European Legislator a new regulation based on the correct legal basis can be issued”. The wording of the press release suggests that that fingerprints should also be allowed on identity cards in 2027. (As of: April 8, 2024) ## Links Facebook post (archived) Reporting (archived) Press release ECJ (archived) Identity Card Act (archived) BMI to fingerprints (archived) Regulation 2019/1157 (archived) EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (archived) Judgment of the European Court of Justice (archived) Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (archived) ### About dpa fact checks This fact check was carried out as part of the Facebook/Meta independent program Fact check created. Find detailed information about this program You here. Explanations from Facebook/Meta on how to deal with accounts that provide false information spread, can be found here. If you have any objections or comments regarding the content, please send them with a link to the affected Facebook post to faktencheck@dpa.com. To use Please use the relevant templates for this. Find information about objections You here. Did you know? If you have doubts about a message, claim, image or If you have a video, you can also contact the dpa fact check via WhatsApp. Further information can be found here. powered by dpa-newslab | Imprint | Privacy | About:
GERMAN WINS AT EU COURT FINGERPRINT ON ID card INVOIDABLE FROM 2027