The increased use of fingerprints for all types of security in America brings with it the threat of falsification. Impostors have created new ways to fake out fingerprint detectors, but US Intelligence agencies are working to develop technologies that will identify fake thumbs, charged ink fingerprint images, and falsified irises and facial features.

One method of preventing these attacks is to include a human in the process; officers and personnel that are present at fingerprinting locations or during facial identification help eliminate fraud. To enhance these securities, new technologies are in the works to help identify anomalous behaviors and existing fraudulent patterns. Odin, a development program to improve biometric security systems, will attempt to identify weaknesses in the detection process that will ensure intelligence agencies are using reliable fingerprint detection technology. With the help of foreigners who want to prevent these attacks, US intelligence officials are conducting tests to help reduce instances of hacking.

Fooling detectors are not terribly challenging at the present due to the relative cheapness of fake, DIY body parts and falsified finger prints with inkjet printers. However, the US intelligence agents hope to develop an affordable system that will recognize real human body parts through lighting and texture detection to prevent future hacking.