Tag: biometric data
Big ID, bad idea: busting ID myths that are endangering human rights
5 Oct 2021
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Big ID programs — frequently involving biometric data collection — are being rolled out across the globe, and endangering human rights. Read Access Now’s new report.
India’s Aadhaar proves Big ID is still a bad idea
5 Oct 2021
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Despite all the propaganda in favour of it, Aadhaar, India’s Big ID program, has had a disastrous impact on the lives of millions. Read Access Now’s new report.
Талибы завладели американскими базами биометрических данных. Под угрозой оказались миллионы афганцев
7 Sep 2021
Afghanistan: The biometric, social and business data the Taliban could use to target left-behind Afghans
27 Aug 2021
#WhyID: international actors in Afghanistan must clean up, restrict dangerous biometric trail
25 Aug 2021
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#WhyID: Access Now and civil society is calling on international actors to take immediate action to restrict and secure biometric data in Afghanistan.
Afghan panic over digital footprints spurs call for data collection rethink
20 Aug 2021
Four signs Mexico is embracing digital authoritarianism
28 Jul 2021
Ban Biometric Surveillance
7 Jun 2021
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More than 175 civil society organizations and experts around the world have already signed the open letter calling on decision makers to stand up against rights-abusing uses of biometric surveillance technologies. Will you join us to #BanBS?
Face biometrics systems shut down in Washington, DC and São Paulo, Brazil
17 May 2021
The Mexican government wants to create a massive database with cell phone users’ biometric data
29 Apr 2021