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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: fingerprinting

fingerprinting stories: 8 news summaries

How Blago Celebrated Inauguration

Ill. guv played hooky from impeachment,
got fingerprinted

Jan 21, 09 9:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Yesterday was special for a certain Illinois politician—and not just the one you’re thinking of. While Barack Obama was being sworn in, Gov. Rod Blagojevich was getting his fingerprints taken, reports the Chicago Tribune. Blagojevich also failed to enter a plea in his state Senate impeachment trial; he’... More »

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Barack Obama • corruption • impeachment • fingerprinting • Illinois • governor • Rod Blagojevich • political scandal • Inauguration Day

Tech Helps Prints Tell More of the Story

Snack, drug habits can be traced on bullets, similar surfaces

Sep 29, 08 3:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Advances in fingerprint technology are making the century-old forensic tool even more vital, the Boston Globe reports. Scientists have developed methods that can not only detect traces of food or chemicals in prints, but also single out targets at a confused crime scene. “We're using fingerprints to learn more... More »

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technology • crime • police • DNA • fingerprint • fingerprinting • forensic science

Fingerprint Test Can Now ID What Person Has Touched

Technique detects drugs, explosives

Aug 8, 08 2:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cutting-edge technology now means fingerprints can reveal much more than just a person's identity, the New York Times reports. A spray developed by US researchers can analyze tiny molecular compounds left behind by the print and tell what materials a person has recently handled—including drugs or explosives. It can... More »

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technology • fingerprint • fingerprinting • forensic science • forensics

 B-Schools Use
 Palm Scans
 to Catch Cheats 

ID confirmation targets impostors taking admissions exam

Jul 22, 08 1:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - In an effort to foil cheaters, top American business schools will require a high-tech identity check of applicants taking the standardized admissions test, reports the Wall Street Journal. The crackdown on the use of paid impostors will require GMAT takers to undergo a "palm vein" scan, which is unique... More »

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fingerprinting • business school • cheating • GMAT • testing

EU Blasts Italy Over Gypsy Fingerprinting

Proposal to fight crime is racist and must stop, parliament says

Jul 10, 08 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Italy’s mandatory fingerprinting of its Gypsy minority is "an act of discrimination based on race and ethnic origin" and should be stopped, the European Parliament said in a resolution passed today. The assembly voted 336-220, with 77 abstentions, to condemn the practice—though the resolution is not binding,... More »

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Italy • homeland security • fingerprinting • European Parliament • Gypsy • Roma people

 Italy Plan to
 Fingerprint
 Gypsies
 Under Fire 

Measure against ethnic minority decried as racist

Jul 3, 08 12:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Italy has begun taking fingerprints from members of its Gypsy minority, in what the government calls a “census” of the people living in nomad encampments. The plans to document adults and children lacking an EU passport has brought condemnations from critics, who charge that “census” is the Berlusconi... More »

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Italy • fingerprinting • minority • government spying • Gypsy • Romani people • Roma people

FBI Plans Huge Biometric Index

On project 'Next Generation Identification'

Dec 22, 07 12:29 PM CST
(Newser) - The FBI is planning a $1 billion database of “biometric” information—face shapes, iris scans, palm patterns, and even gait patterns—to enhance investigations, the Washington Post reports. Critics fear that the plan, called Next Generation Identification, will further erode individual privacy as the body becomes a de facto... More »

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FBI • biometrics • law enforcement • Berlin • privacy • fingerprinting • identity card • Big Brother

Thumb Prints Produce Cash in Rural India

New biometric ATMs help the illiterate poor get wages faster

Apr 3, 07 11:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Payday in rural India now comes with the scan of a fingerprint: Brand new biometric cash machines are letting illiterate laborers collect their meager wages hassle-free. Account holders are issued an ATM card bearing their thumb print information; when they withdraw money, they follow voice commands to retrieve their wages.... More »

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technology • India • biometrics • ATMs • labor • employment • fingerprinting

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