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5 ethical principles for digitizing humanitarian aid | Aarathi Krishnan

Sep 2, 2022
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ANECDOTE

Rohingya Refugee Crisis

  • Rohingya refugees were forced to register for biometric IDs upon entering Bangladesh.
  • This data, shared without consent, put them at risk of retaliation by the Myanmar government.
INSIGHT

Rapid Digitization of Aid

  • The rapid digitization of humanitarian aid has introduced new risks for vulnerable populations.
  • These technologies are often deployed without proper consent or consideration of potential harm.
ANECDOTE

Afghan Biometric Data Leak

  • After the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, biometric data collected by the US military fell into the Taliban's hands.
  • This endangered Afghans who had assisted the US.
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