Taliban gets US Military biometric tech

[George K]

https://theintercept.com/2021/08/17/afghanistan-taliban-military-biometrics/

Biometric collection and identification devices were seized last week during the Taliban’s offensive.

August 17 2021, 5:11 p.m.

The Taliban have seized U.S. military biometrics devices that could aid in the identification of Afghans who assisted coalition forces, current and former military officials have told The Intercept.

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, all of whom worried that sensitive data they contain could be used by the Taliban. HIIDE devices contain identifying biometric data such as iris scans and fingerprints, as well as biographical information, and are used to access large centralized databases. It’s unclear how much of the U.S. military’s biometric database on the Afghan population has been compromised.

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.

[89th]

Considering the videos on how they use gym equipment, I'm not too concerned.

[Loki]

We should take half the people here and have them watch every second of Afghanistan coverage and the other half none.

In one week we should see what the situation really is and ask each group how they felt about their prior week.

[Jolly]

@89th said in Taliban gets US Military biometric tech:

Considering the videos on how they use gym equipment, I'm not too concerned.

There's always somebody in the shadows that will do anything for money. Or the Chinese and Russians (who have been supplying the Taliban with intelligence) might do it for free.