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Biometrics has became a key tool of war.
Our lastest case-studies show that the use of biometrics in the name of counter-terrorism creates risks for whole populations, particularly vulnerable people who have little access to legal redress.
#BOTD in 1893, Dorothy L. Sayers
Part of a series of quotes about being #FreeToBeHuman
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U.S. Department of Defense has been processing biometric data since 2000 and over time it has evolved into the creation og several databases accumulating millions of biometric entries #PoW #militarypersonnel #voters #militaryenlistments
#BOTD in 1929, Anne Frank
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A cautionary tale of how international requirements like those of the UN SC are implemented at national level without necessary guidance.
Occupied territory have been turned into a surveillance laboratory for Israeli and foreign gov't + multinationals.
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In postcolonial contexts like Somalia it's a crowded space with #US #INTERPOL #EU #FAO all processing biometrics data as part of anti-piracy initiatives and yet there is little or no democratic oversight, transparency nor accountability.
https://privacyinternational.org/report/4530/biometrics-and-counter-terrorism-case-study-somalia
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The role of outside influence and interests in #CounterTerrorism such as those seen in Iraq, Afghanistan & Somalia cannot be ignored.
Find out more about who these actors are and what they're up to --> https://privacyinternational.org/long-read/4528/biometrics-collection-under-pretext-counter-terrorism
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Our latest case-studies show that the use of biometrics in the name of counter-terrorism creates risks for whole populations, particularly vulnerable people who have little access to legal redress. #biometrics should only be deployed with great caution.
Our latest case-studies on the use of biometrics for #CounterTerrorism in Somalia Israel Palestine Afghanistan Iraq illustrate how civilians get embroiled in these systems and lose agency over their data.
#Dignity #Autonomy #PrivacyMatters
We talked to UN Special Rapporteur @NiAolainF about this UN Security Council Resolution. She presented concerns about the lack definitions to define what #terrorism is and the implication this has to effective regulate such are measures 👉
https://privacyinternational.org/video/4535/biometrics-domination-under-pretext-combating-terrorism
How did biometrics come to dominate the #CounterTerrorism agenda? Find out more by delving into our three new case studies on Somalia, Palestine, Iraq and Afghanistan.
🎧 Listen to what @KerenWeitzberg, author of this case-study, told us about this particular issue of how border management and counter-terrorismare bleeding into one another👇
https://privacyinternational.org/video/4535/biometrics-domination-under-pretext-combating-terrorism
🎧 Listen to what @KerenWeitzberg, author of this case-study, had to say about the impact of such measures on Palestinians👇
https://privacyinternational.org/video/4535/biometrics-domination-under-pretext-combating-terrorism
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