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• 16.09.13

  Atlanta Fingerprint Tech Startup to Watch

  Pindrop Security, a tech startup based in Atlanta, aims to develop software that protects against and prevents phone fraud. Its technology, which finger prints individual phone calls to authenticate a caller’s identity, is the first of its kind. Their system relies on acoustical fingerprinting technology based on audio analysis to […]

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• 26.08.13

  Fingerprinting May Come to iPhone

  Rumors have been swirling of fingerprinting technology coming to the iPhone 5s.  Reports suggest that Apple will do away with the typical four-character password system to unlock the iPhone in favor of a key pad. Users will place their finger on the home key of their iPhone to unlock their […]

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• 14.07.13

  Fingerprints, Background Checks to Improve Safety in Child Care Centers

  Governor Nathan Deal will sign a bill that would improve child safety in child care centers all over the state. The General Assembly passed a bill that calls for fingerprint background checks for every individual employed by a licensed childcare facility.  These employees would be subject to a rigorous background […]

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• 20.06.13

  No More Fingerprints for Food Stamps, Says Cuomo

  Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York is pushing to end the current requirement forcing those seeking food stamps to undergo fingerprinting background checks, a process that he believes discourages those in need from seeking benefits. Although New York State stopped requiring finger prints from food stamp applicants in 2007, New […]

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• 20.05.13

  New Security Measures Frustrate European Airlines

  Under new security provisions, millions of Britons leaving the United States will be subject to mandatory fingerprint checks at US airports. Passengers leaving the US will now have to present their fingers for finger printing in addition to their passports at check-in.  The deputy secretary of the Department of Homeland […]

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• 09.04.13

  Requesting for FBI Identification Records

   A FBI Identification Record is essentially a record of a person’s criminal history. The FBI Identification Record includes information related to arrests (and in other cases, federal employment, naturalization, or military service) that the FBI attained through people’s FBI fingerprint submissions. When a person requests for a FBI Identification Record, […]

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• 12.03.13

  Kerala Police to Collect Fingerprints, Iris Scans

  This January, a daily newspaper in India reported that Kerala police stations will soon be able to gather fingerprints and iris scans. The data collected by the individual police stations will also be sent to a state-wide database. Under a new government program, fingerprint services and iris scanners will be […]

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• 10.02.13

  FBI Uses Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System

  In order to solve crimes and identify criminals, the FBI uses a system called the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System, or IAFIS.  The IAFIS is a FBI fingerprint and criminal history database that collects information from all over the country. The IAFIS gives the FBI the ability to search fingerprints, […]

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