Fears over Afghan biometric data
Tech Life
BBC
4.3 • 227 Ratings
🗓️ 20 August 2021
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Human rights activists say that the Taliban could use databases compiled by the previous government and coalition forces to target citizens. Plus, why is there a flurry of investment in undersea internet cables. And the amazing stories behind some emoji characters. Presented by Zoe Kleinman, with BBC tech reporter Chris Vallance. Produced by Jat Gill.
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| 0:48.5 | On this week's show, as Afghanistan falls to the Taliban, human rights activist raise |
| 0:53.7 | worries that databases on Afghan |
| 0:55.8 | citizens created by the previous government and coalition forces could now be used to target |
| 1:01.6 | people the new regime sees as enemies. Plus, we've seen two major announcements this week of new |
| 1:07.5 | investments in undersea cables, one relating to Africa, the other to Asia. |
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