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The electronic repercussions of travel today
JULIAN VIGO looks at the sinister harvesting of biometric data by governments and supra-national bodies
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Trump’s economic adviser has exposed the actual strategy: forcing other countries to provide financial support for US world hegemony
Activist Angie Zelter has been arrested more than a hundred times. She’s not stopping now, writes LINDA PENTZ GUNTER
Natalia Marques looks at last week's ruling that Khalil can be deported and its implications
We are not here to advocate for the arms industry or its CEOs, writes STEVE HANDFORD, and that means we must take a stand against the government’s spending on war
Educators must fight for an inclusive, creative system that values all children
Although our sector is hearing better things from the current government, the recognition that what we do is education in its own right, rather than just childcare, is still not reflected in policy, writes LUCY COLEMAN
FROM fingerprints to facial recognition used to unlock smartphones and open doors, biometrics is a technology being used to control human movement.
The integration of biometrics gained attention in its use by the US government after the terror attacks of September 11 2001, but the fact is that most biometrics systems in the US were already in place before then.
Currently, biometrics systems are used in the public sector in Britain such as within the border control systems and visa assessment processes for all foreign nationals.
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