These include facial features, voice patterns, fingerprints or iris features.
According to a2007 presentationby theU.S.
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These stops sometimes resulted inhostage situations and executionscarried out by the Taliban.
The technology was used to identify individuals who sought funds more than once.
If the algorithm matched a new entry to a pre-existing iris record, the claimant was refused aid.
From March to October 2002, 396,000 false claimants were turned away from receiving aid.
Additionally, since 2018, the UNHCR has collected biometric data from Rohingya refugees.
In 2007, as the U.S. government was introducing HIIDE in Afghanistan,U.S.
Marine Corps were walling off Fallujah in Iraqto supposedly deny insurgents freedom of movement.
To get into Fallujah, individuals would require a badge, obtained by exchanging their biometric data.
While collecting biometric data is useful in specific contexts, this must be done carefully.
