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Bennie Thompson: “Government use of biometric and personal identifiable information can be valuable tools only if utilized properly.…”

On the recordJuly 9, 2019
Government use of biometric and personal identifiable information can be valuable tools only if utilized properly. Unfortunately, this is the second major privacy breach at DHS this year. We must ensure we are not expanding the use of biometrics at the expense of the privacy of the American public.
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Bennie Thompson
Democratic · Mississippi

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Thompson emphasizes the need for proper use of biometric data and privacy protection.

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