Germany: the ID in the microwave?

Although espionage among international leaders seems to be a reminder of the Cold War, the United States has taken this practice to unexpected extremes for the West, as revealed by the leaks of former NSA analyst Edward Snowden.Countries like Germany, in theory partners Reliable from Washington, they have seen how their leaders were spied on, which has aroused so much mistrust among the population that some Germans burn their identity document in the microwave so as not to be spied on .A microchip.

Germany changed the format of the identity document in 2010 to make way for the electronic ID, a measure that has been taken in many countries.Yes, all the identity documents that have been issued in Germany since then they include a microchip with a code that allows their owner to identify themselves via the Internet or access some banking operations.But for some Germans, this is nothing more than a strategy to undermine their right to intimacy and spying on them.

Burn the microchip

On YouTube it doesn't cost much to find videos like these in which we are taught to burn the microchip to avoid espionage And although they have been hanging for some time, it has not been until this summer when the issue has gone viral.The German police arrested a man for having tampered with at the Frankfurt airport the identity document.The detainee explained to the police that he had put his identity document in the microwave to deactivate the chip and avoid being spied on.

Now, man faces an economic sanction and a possible jail sentence for the illegal modification of official documents.The German legislation indicates that documents such as identity or driving license are property of the State and cannot be modified.Moreover, in some videos in which they teach to burn the microchip warns that it is an illegal practice and does not encourage it.

The Germans reject the electronic ID

Berlin already knew in 2010 that the electronic identity document aroused rejection in large part of German society.Last year a survey revealed that about 40% of Germans consider it a threat to their privacy.NSA document scanning and the role of the NSA .Although several reports have been published that unlink the spy microchip some experts point out that Nazi espionage, from the East German government or the case of Merkel spying does that the Germans are more suspicious than ever about this matter.

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