Don’t allow your iris scans to be placed into a database.
Want a driver's license?
As a veteran of the '80's I had no idea that my fingerprints would later be stored in a database and would be the first searched for potential suspects.
FBI digitizes millions of records to prepare for Next Generation Identification system
Incrementally replacing the FBI’s Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS), the new system is designed to better serve its high-profile users, including law enforcement agencies checking criminal histories and fingerprints, veterans, government employees, and the FBI’s own laboratory.
I dunno if this qualifies as the Mark of the Beast.
It’s not voluntarily accepted.
I suspect, the next time you go to the DMV to get your license renewed, the camera that takes your picture will also do an iris scan, as will the booking camera if you are ever arrested for anything.
And NOT having your iris scan in the database will probably subject you to extra scrutiny. And an iris scan.