Another program dubbed 'Where's Daddy' was used to track suspects to their homes, an investigation has claimedfound that the program named “Lavender” used broad parameters to identify potential targets, designating about 37,000 people for potential air strikes.
Lavender was subject to minimal oversight, the investigation found, with targeting decisions typically approved in about 20 seconds. Commanders accepted an “error” rate of about 10 per cent, sources said. “We only checked that it was a man,” one soldier said.The program, which identifies low-level suspects as well as high-value targets, was supplemented by other pieces of software.
Rules on collateral damage were reportedly relaxed to allow higher numbers of civilian casualties during such strikes, even for low-level targets.