⚡️Mexico’s Biometric ID: Oh Crap, its the Cuerpo

Mexico has long valued privacy—cash is king, and SIM cards can still be bought anonymously. But that’s changing fast. The government just passed the Biometric CURP law—linking your ID number to fingerprints, iris scans, a photo, and an electronic signature.

Read full article on Substack.

The CURP, or Cuerpo, is already used in residency. Now it’s becoming a full Digital ID. Rollout starts in Veracruz, expands to Mexico City, and becomes mandatory nationwide by February 2026.

It will be required for voter ID, school registration, social programs, and likely services like utilities and SIM cards.

Officials who don’t enforce it face million-peso fines. Mexico is ensuring full compliance.

This could be the most terrifying story you hear—or the most hopeful. Some will opt out and build something better.

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