Military Database Of Fingerprints And Iris Scans Is For Sale On eBay

The HIIDE and SEEK II devices were made to search biometric files stored on government servers. Now, the military database of fingerprints and iris scans is for sale on ebay.

The shoebox-shaped gadget, which can scan irises and take fingerprints, was priced at $149.95 on eBay. Matthias Marx, a German security researcher, successfully bid $68 on the item, and when it was delivered to his Hamburg home in August, it was more than what the listing had indicated.

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