years. The data of the Israeli Police indicates that about 52 percent of the individuals who submitted requests for new identity cards after theirs was lost, stolen and/or destroyed, between the years 1995 to 2006 had a criminal record, of which 10 percent have a criminal record of distribution of counterfeit documents. Clauses The employees of the Interior Ministry would be authorized to collect biometric identification data from the Israeli population, and to transfer the data to a database which would be managed by the biometric database management authority (הרשות לניהול המאגר הביומטרי). This data would be used to issue resident identification documents and for verification of an individual's identity, by the means of rechecking an individual's biometric identification data by authorized officials (police officer, an employee of the Shin Bet, an employee of the Mossad, etc.). The biometric database would be stored separately from the government's older existing identity database, although selected government officials would be capable of linking between the two databases to retrieve additional data. Opposition Opponents of the law, including prominent Israeli scientists and security experts, warned that the existence of such a database could damage both civil liberties and state security, because any leaks could be used by criminals or hostile individuals against Israeli residents. See also Biometrics Biometric passport References External links Biometric database bill passes first vote / Erez Ronen - Published in ynetnews.com on 10/29/2008 Digital World: Getting to know all about you and me / David Shamah - Published in jpost.com on 7/21/2009 Israel Poised To Pass National I.D. Database Law / Nathan Jeffay - Published in forward.com on 8/12/2009 Following criticism, Netanyahu defers vote on biometric database law - Published in haaretz.com on 11/16/2009 The State of Israel and the Biometric Database Law: Political Centrism and the Post-Democratic State / Nitzan Lebovic and Avner Pinchuk - Published on 6/21/2010 18th Knesset (2009–2013) 2009 in Israel Biometrics Database law Israeli laws