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Politics push toward expanded fingerprinting, biometric profiles

Three thematically related stories related to fingerprints caught my eye this morning and may interest Grits readers:Fingerprint database obscures histories, Houston ChronicleConflicts over San Jose police fingerprint network, San Jose MercuryFBI building system that blows away fingerprinting, ComputerworldA common theme for all three is that there's intense political pressure to expand fingerprint systems and integrate them nationally. At the same time, fingerprint matching is a subjective craft and especially because of its wider use in immigration cases, in particular, demand for these services is increasing at a time when the science behind its use is being questioned. The story out of California highlights some of the hidden costs to agencies from this expansion...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on September 27, 2009 (boomark / email).