Registering refugees using personal information has become the norm – but cybersecurity breaches pose risks to people giving sensitive biometric data
A refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo registers his fingerprints on a biometric machine in Uganda in 2022. Badru Katumba/AFP via Getty ImagesThe number of refugees worldwide reached record high levels in 2022. More than 108.4 million people have been forced to flee their homes because of violence or persecution. Meanwhile, governments and aid agencies are increasingly using a controversial method of effectively identifying and tracking many refugees. This method, known as biometrics, i
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