The Intercept

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Wed Aug 18 05:15:46 +0000 2021

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HIIDE devices contain identifying biometric data such as iris scans and fingerprints, as well as biographical information. It’s unclear how much of the U.S. military’s biometric database on the Afghan population has been compromised. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 18, 2021 Hibernated

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The devices, known as HIIDE, for Handheld Interagency Identity Detection Equipment, were seized last week during the Taliban’s offensive, according to a Joint Special Operations Command official and three former U.S. military personnel. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 18, 2021 Hibernated

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While billed by the U.S. military as a means of tracking terrorists and other insurgents, biometric data on Afghans who assisted the U.S. was also widely collected and used in identification cards, sources said. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 18, 2021 Hibernated