Atlanta Fingerprinting

12.12.16

Samsung Note 3 to Feature Fingerprint Sensor

Samsung had earlier reported that they were not interested in installing fingerprint sensors onto their smartphones. However, an inside source in Samsung revealed to the Korean newspaper, ET News, that Samsung will be releasing a version of the Note 3 that will feature a fingerprint sensor. Another source, an insider […]

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07.11.16

Malaysia, Bangladesh to Fingerprint 500,000 workers

The government of Malaysia and Bangladesh are working together to fingerprint the estimated 500,000 Bangladeshis working in Malaysia. This is part of a wider initiative to fingerprint the two million illegal immigrants in Malaysia. Most of these illegal immigrants come from poorer surrounding regions to work in Malaysia’s construction and […]

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10.10.16

Should Newborn Children be Fingerprinted?

Carlina White was abducted from the hospital where she was born when she was less than three weeks old. She was raised by her kidnapper under a different identity, and as she got older she became suspicious that the kidnapper was not her real mother. She sought out her true […]

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04.09.16

South Korea Requests Fingerprints From Long-Term Foreign Residents

To strengthen immigration control, South Korea will start fingerprinting long-term residents in the country. For foreigners entering the countries, anyone aged 17 or older and who are staying for 91 consecutive days or longer must provide all 10 of their fingerprints as well as facial information. Foreigners already in the […]

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08.08.16

What to Expect from the Global Entry Personal Interview

As more people enroll in the Global Entry program for easier international travel, many wonder what the personal interview process is like. You schedule your personal interview after filling out the Global Entry application online and answering a series of simple questions about your background and travel habits. If you […]

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09.07.16

Mississippi Childcare Assistance Program to Require Fingerprinting

As part of the new eChildcare System, childcare providers in Mississippi are being required to get fingerprints of parents and/or their household designees. Parents will also have to provide two valid forms of identification and their social security number. Low-income parents must submit this information if they wish to continue to […]

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07.06.16

EU Countries to Share DNA, Fingerprint Database

In a meeting in Luxembourg, EU interior ministers sealed the agreement to share biometric data, such as fingerprint and vehicle registration information between EU countries. This agreement is effectively an extension of a previously existing treaty of Prum to the rest of the EU countries. The treaty of Prum is […]

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09.05.16

Majority of Russians Favor Fingerprint Database

The Public Opinion Foundation conducted a poll which concluded that most Russian citizens showed support for a government universal fingerprint database as a means of combatting crime and terrorism. About 2,000 in 100 towns and 44 regions took the pool on March 27 through the 28. Fifty-five percent agreed that the […]

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