Israel considers extending emergency changes to biometric data sharing policy

There are qualms in Israel about emergency policy changes being sought for biometric identification.

According to one local report, it appears that the government might be using its war with Hamas to hold on to citizens' face- and fingerprint records longer and for purposes beyond identifying those killed, missing and abducted.

An article in Calcalist, a business and technology publication, says officials enacted emergency rules that allow government workers – including, for the first time, police and security agencies -- …

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