activistpost | Big Tech has gathered unprecedented amounts of personal data from
millions of people. At the same time, a system of total surveillance has
been constructed: Facial recognition, biometric scanning, cell phone
surveillance and more have amassed a huge amount of information.
We see the stories about the growing surveillance state, but we don’t
hear about the gigantic multinational corporation that is helping to
build the physical infrastructure supporting it.
Idemia (formerly Morpho), is a billion dollar multinational
corporation. It is responsible for building a significant portion of the
world’s biometric surveillance and security systems, operating in about
70 countries. Some American clients of the company include the
Department of Defense, Homeland Security, and the FBI.
The company website says that Morpho has been “…building and managing databases of entire populations…” for many years.
From the company site:
Morpho has been building and managing databases of entire populations for governments, law enforcement agencies and other government bodies around the world, whether for national ID, health cards, bank cards or even driver license programs.
In the United States, Idemia is involved in the making of state issued drivers licenses in 42 states.
The company is now pushing digital license trials in the U.S. Delaware and Iowa
are among five states involved in the trials this year. With the mobile
license, law enforcement will be able to wirelessly “ping” a drivers
smartphone for their license. The move is part of a wider trend toward
cashless payment.
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