Afghan Personnel and Pay System (APPS)
From Security Vision
Information Certainty: Documented
Type: Civilian Registry
Technical information:
| Full name | Afghan Personnel and Pay System (APPS) |
|---|---|
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Contents | Iris Scans Fingerprints Facial Images |
| Images | |
| Individuals | |
| Runs database software | |
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| Related Technology |
Developers and Users:
| Developed by | US Department of Defense |
|---|---|
| Owning institution | The Taliban |
| Custodian institution | Netlinks |
Description[edit | ]
a new integrated human resources and payroll system, APPS, that holds personal data on members of the army and police. The US Defense Department paid for the creation of APPS in 2016 and contracted Netlinks, an Afghan IT-company, to manage the system and integrate AABIS biometric data (iris scan, fingerprints, and photograph). 1
“All of this data belongs to the Afghan government, and since the Taliban is now the government, they have unfettered access to every government system,” said a UNDP staff member, who requested anonymity. 1
References
- a b "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