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Police given access to DHS’s massive biometric database

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 May 11, 2017  Posted by Dissent Surveillance, U.S.

Joe Cadillic writes:

According to an article in Texas Public Radio, law enforcement will now have access to DHS’s massive biometric database.

“Texas law enforcement are now getting a big assist from the federal government. Texas is the first and only state to get access to a massive Department of Homeland Security biometric database…”

Letting police have access to everyone’s biomterics is asinine and the potential for abuse is astronomical.

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