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February 20, 2016 08:00 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/EjcpHYoL9Pw/refugees-rely-on-biometrics-to-receive-aid-even-as-privacy-concerns-loom
Refugees Rely On Biometrics To Receive Aid, Even As Privacy Concerns Loom
New submitter Selena Larson writes: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) rolled out a pilot program for refugees this week that connects biometric data directly to points of sale and enables people to buy groceries with an iris scan. The computerized system communicates with the United Nations refugee agency, UNHCR, which keeps a database of biometric data collected from refugees around the world. If the individual is confirmed to be a refugee in Jordan, based on their iris scan, a bank the organization works with approves the transaction.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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