Afghanistan Biometric Data Given To US

wisebabo writes "I just noticed that not only are all Afghans going to have their biometric data (fingerprints and iris scans) recorded but the government plans to share it with the U.S. From the article: 'Gathering the data does not stop at Afghanistan's borders, however, since the military shares all of the biometrics it collects with the United States Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security through interconnected databases.' Talk about 'know thine enemy' (or I guess, for now, friend). Does this foretell the near future when the U.S. govt. (and by extension, Chinese hackers) have the biometrics of almost everyone alive?"

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duh

[stoolpigeon]

they can't land the robot helicopter on your truck, unless they know it's you. this is all so obvious.

the important thing is that sooner or later that little group of old, rich guys that run everything, they'll be able to do so at a much more personal level and without having to trust so many other people. that hellfire about to slide up your tailpipe? that wasn't cheap to make and you should be flattered.

Re:duh

[stoolpigeon]

I'm a simple guy - it's all I could do to keep the helicopter thread going. And I knew the political commentary would probably be the end of my ride on the Funny train. But I'd believe that my comedic genius will not be silenced by the fascist down mods that are surely on the way. And it's a first post - it shouldn't be that good anyway.