The Biometric CURP: advantages and privacy concerns

In this episode of Legal Evolution, we are joined by Juan Carlos Machorro, a partner at our firm, and one of our most frequent guests, María Elena Abraham, to discuss the new regulations regarding the Unique Population Registry Code (CURP). The CURP was established in the 1990s to facilitate population registration and the identification of both Mexican citizens and foreigners in the country. Following several new regulations, the CURP will now include individuals' biometric data. We spoke with María Elena about various arguments in favor of this supposed strengthening of the CURP, and some of the concerns it has raised regarding privacy and data handling.