2022-12-27
One American, a former Marine intelligence specialist confirmed that data on the device was likely his. He asked that his biometric file be deleted https://www.nytimes.com/...
New York Times
German researchers bought a US military device, last used in Afghanistan in 2012, with fingerprints, iris scans, and other data on 2,632 people, for $68 on eBay
German security researchers studying biometric capture devices popular with the U.S. military got more than they expected for $68 on eBay.
When a German security researcher who bought the SEEK II on eBay used the device on himself, a message popped up, asking to connect to a U.S. Special Operations Command server to upload the new “collected biometrics.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
New York Times
German researchers bought a US military device, last used in Afghanistan in 2012, with fingerprints, iris scans, and other data on 2,632 people, for $68 on eBay
German security researchers studying biometric capture devices popular with the U.S. military got more than they expected for $68 on eBay.
One reason I love working at @nytimes: two weeks ago I got an email from @kashhill asking if I can help on a story, and it was a rollercoaster of fun reporting through the holidays with her, @CFSchuetze and @Aaron_Krolik on a story that made my eyes pop https://www.nytimes.com/...
New York Times
German researchers bought a US military device, last used in Afghanistan in 2012, with fingerprints, iris scans, and other data on 2,632 people, for $68 on eBay
German security researchers studying biometric capture devices popular with the U.S. military got more than they expected for $68 on eBay.
The device is a physical reminder that although the U.S. has moved on from its wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the tools built to fight them and the information they held live on in ways unintended by their creators https://www.nytimes.com/...
New York Times
German researchers bought a US military device, last used in Afghanistan in 2012, with fingerprints, iris scans, and other data on 2,632 people, for $68 on eBay
German security researchers studying biometric capture devices popular with the U.S. military got more than they expected for $68 on eBay.