Registering refugees using personal information has become the norm – but cybersecurity breaches pose risks to people giving sensitive biometric data
- Written by Joseph K. Nwankpa, Associate Professor of Information Systems & Analytics, Miami University
A refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo registers his fingerprints on a biometric machine in Uganda in 2022. Badru Katumba/AFP via Getty ImagesThe number of refugees worldwide reached record high levels in 2022. More than 108.4 million people have been forced to flee their homes because of violence or persecution. Meanwhile, governments...