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Afghans scramble to delete digital history, evade biometrics

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Re: Afghans scramble to delete digital history, evade biometrics

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Add "regime change" to the list of things you might have to worry about, even if you "have nothing to hide". Add "regime change elsewhere and those to whom it might impact" if you feel that odds of such an event where you presently reside are low.

Also, add "erase digital footprint" and "obfuscate biometric identifiers" to attack on human rights checklist - try not to worry about how feasible the tasks are.

Unfortunately nobody will allow you on a plane without a valid matching biometric ID passport. And you can bet there would be state security there.

You'd need a forgery from one of the few remaining countries that don't do that, or smuggle yourself out in another way.

Re: Afghans scramble to delete digital history, evade biometrics

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The hubris of Reuters news using a domain called 'trust.org' is a perfect parody of today's media.

Is Reuters a particularly untrustworthy news source?

It's not journalism if it's suggested you simply "trust" the journalist.

I'd rather go to unarguable-factbased-article.org myself.

Re: Afghans scramble to delete digital history, evade biometrics

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Also, add "erase digital footprint" and "obfuscate biometric identifiers" to attack on human rights checklist - try not to worry about how feasible the tasks are.

Unfortunately nobody will allow you on a plane without a valid matching biometric ID passport. And you can bet there would be state security there. You'd need a forgery from one of the few remaining countries that don't do that, or smuggle yourself out in another way.

There is something called UN Refugee Travel document, looks like a passport, but not quite. Many aren’t biometric, some are.

Any embassy in Afghanistan could issue those.

Re: Afghans scramble to delete digital history, evade biometrics

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is Reuters a particularly untrustworthy news source?

It's not journalism if it's suggested you simply "trust" the journalist. I'd rather go to unarguable-factbased-article.org myself.

It's not journalism if it is a bullet point of facts, either. Journalism provides context, background, and yes, it provides opinion sometimes as well.
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