Automated Biometrics Identification System (ABIS)
Information Certainty: Documented
Type: Law Enforcement, Civilian Registry
Technical information:
| Full name | Automated Biometrics Identification System (ABIS) |
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| Country | Afghanistan |
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Developers and Users:
| Developed by | US Department of Defense |
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| Custodian institution | Northrop Grumman Leidos |
Description[edit | ]
In 2004, the US Department of Defense created the Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS), which serves as a central repository for personal data, including biometrics (iris scan, fingerprints, and photograph) collected by US military officers and other department staff of people in Afghanistan and Iraq who might pose security risks. Among other companies involved, the Defense Department contracted Northrop Grumman, a US-based company, to build and manage the system, but the contract was taken over by Leidos, a US-based company, in 2015. The system includes those considered a US national security concern, among them detainees, people who applied to work on US military bases in Afghanistan, and Afghans working for any US-funded projects. 1
References
- ^ "New Evidence that Biometric Data Systems Imperil Afghans". (2022) <https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/03/30/new-evidence-biometric-data-systems-imperil-afghans> Accessed: 2022-12-11