Biometric data collection avoided in Ukraine aid delivery over human rights concerns

From Ukraine to the Indian states of Manipur and Mizoram, the collection of biometric data for those seeking asylum raises privacy red flags. Agencies in Ukraine are not collecting biometrics for aid delivery, but states in India are doing so to identify people no longer allowed in the country.

Shifting away from biometric data collection in Ukraine aid responses

Many agencies involved in the humanitarian response in Ukraine have dropped the requirement to collect biometric data, according to an …

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