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For Sale on eBay: A Military Database of Fingerprints and Iris Scans

For Sale on eBay: A Military Database of Fingerprints and Iris ScansGerman security researchers studying biometric capture devices popular with the U.S. military got more than they expected for $68 on eBay.http://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/Technology.xmlNYT > Technologyhttps://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.pngTechnology124Kashmir Hill, John Ismay, Christopher F. Schuetze and Aaron Krolik Powered by WPeMatico

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How the Taliban Turned Social Media Into a Tool for Control

How the Taliban Turned Social Media Into a Tool for ControlIn the 1990s, they banned the internet. Now they use it to threaten and cajole the Afghan people, in a sign of how they might use technology to build power.http://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/Technology.xmlNYT > Technologyhttps://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.pngTechnology124Paul Mozur and Zia ur-Rehman Powered by WPeMatico

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Taliban Ramp Up on Social Media, Defying Bans by the Platforms

Taliban Ramp Up on Social Media, Defying Bans by the PlatformsMore than 100 new official or pro-Taliban accounts and pages have surfaced on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, despite a ban on the group by the sites.http://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/Technology.xmlNYT > Technologyhttps://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.pngTechnology124Sheera Frenkel and Ben Decker Powered by WPeMatico

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Tech Companies’ Afghanistan Foreign Policy

Tech Companies’ Afghanistan Foreign PolicyAs we have seen with the fall of Kabul, a handful of unelected tech executives play a big role in high-stakes global affairs.http://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/Technology.xmlNYT > Technologyhttps://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.pngTechnology124Shira Ovide Powered by WPeMatico

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