The US military has been collecting millions of biometric samples from Iraqi citizens, both good guys and bad guys. Now that the US is leaving, what should be done with the biometric waste? There are real risks that the records could be used to determine who worked with the US forces during the occupation, or to identify members of rival tribes. And can the new Iraqi government be trusted to use the records properly?
As the war draws down, however, the collection of so much personal information has raised questions about how data gathered during wartime should be used during times of peace, and with whom that information should be shared.
via Questions arise about use of data gathered in Iraq war – The Boston Globe.
If my fingerprints were included, I’d be worried that they’d somehow (mistakenly or maliciously) become associated with someone else’s name. All it takes is a few columns and rows to get mixed up and then from my fingerprints, I could be wrongly identified as someone else.