Biometrics
US biometric devices are in the hands of the Taliban. They could be used to target Afghans who helped coalition forces.
Welton Chang, who is the chief technology officer at Human Rights First, and is also a former intelligence officer at the Defense Intelligence Agency, discussed the situation with The World’s host Marco Werman.
Supreme Court Allows Police to Collect DNA Samples After Arrests
Yesterday, the Supreme Court upheld the practice of taking DNA samples from people arrested in felony cases, even if they are not charged. The ruling on Maryland v. King was made in a 5-4 decision. In the majority opinion, Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote: “Taking and analyzing a cheek swab of the arrestee’s DNA is, like fingerprinting […]
Penmanship and Personality: An Ode to the Handwritten Note
From a loved one’s hasty scrawl to Jack Lew’s “manufactured” signature, how much do people reveal about themselves in their handwriting? Author Philip Hensher says quite a bit, though not as much as handwriting experts sometimes claim. Hensher argues that digital communications deprive us of the intimacy of handwriting
New Military Biometric Technology Used to Track Combatants
Nearly 500 inmates escaped an Afghan prison last April, highlighting some major deficiencies in the country’s security infrastructure. Despite that, U.S. efforts in Afghanistan may be much more high-tech than many realize. Recently, U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan and Iraq have been taking eye scans and fingerprints to compile a large database of biometric information on prisoners […]
