Identifying people by comparing copies of their own skin patterns has been possible since the mid-19th century. This method involves carefully rolling a finger or digital group over a moist ink-pad, and then pressing them onto special paper. Getting the best outline of the fingertip skin patterns may require more than one attempt, and the ink is simply messy. Live-scan fingerprinting eliminates the smudges, while increasing accuracy.
There are few adults who have never been printed. Because the practice is so common, many feel uneasy about a corporation or governmental agency having easy access to personal, private information, including criminal history. Although there is always the possibility of system abuse, making the switch from manual, outdated technology to streamlined digital processing is a necessary transition.
Capturing identity digitally is not a new idea. Security companies and law-enforcement have already been using various types of biometrics, or the measurement of physical identifiers, in their security and screening systems. Internal eye features are compared by retinal scans, and external ears are also being used. Some methods can analyze vocal patterns, and nearly everyone already understands the role of individual DNA.
Although most people do not become career criminals, there are instances where taking prints is absolutely necessary. Any person who has applied for a government job, even as a part-time census worker, has faced a background check. Other job categories that absolutely require a similar investigation before hiring will even be considered include teachers, security workers, pilots, pharmacists, and many more.
Because big data samples every Internet session or phone conversation, it is easy to fear a huge, connected information base containing a personal history. In reality, a universal, transparent system that is available to all branches of government or business does not yet exist on a practical level. Privacy laws currently prevent unrestricted sharing of confidential information. Each request requires another live scan.
Today, a system dubbed the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System, or IAFIS, has the ability to return print requests within thirty minutes. Along with criminal records, including mug shots, it can easily ID around 50 million citizens. It is also used to process various licenses, employee screening requests, and applications for social and government services. The remote field machines resemble a small copier.
It is not possible to buy secondhand equipment, and then use it to gather information for profit. Most states require purchase through an official vendor, and unauthorized requests or transmissions will fail. Common components include the primary palm or print scanner, a secured network for transmitting and receiving, specialized computer software, and thorough operator training.
No one wants to wait up to eight weeks for a simple background check, and digital scanning greatly reduces that formerly common delay. They create few errors associated with manual printing, and when a problem occurs, it can be quickly corrected. The process takes less than five minutes, and there is no danger of staining clothes or hands. Wait times are practically non-existent, and results usually arrive within 48 hours.
There are few adults who have never been printed. Because the practice is so common, many feel uneasy about a corporation or governmental agency having easy access to personal, private information, including criminal history. Although there is always the possibility of system abuse, making the switch from manual, outdated technology to streamlined digital processing is a necessary transition.
Capturing identity digitally is not a new idea. Security companies and law-enforcement have already been using various types of biometrics, or the measurement of physical identifiers, in their security and screening systems. Internal eye features are compared by retinal scans, and external ears are also being used. Some methods can analyze vocal patterns, and nearly everyone already understands the role of individual DNA.
Although most people do not become career criminals, there are instances where taking prints is absolutely necessary. Any person who has applied for a government job, even as a part-time census worker, has faced a background check. Other job categories that absolutely require a similar investigation before hiring will even be considered include teachers, security workers, pilots, pharmacists, and many more.
Because big data samples every Internet session or phone conversation, it is easy to fear a huge, connected information base containing a personal history. In reality, a universal, transparent system that is available to all branches of government or business does not yet exist on a practical level. Privacy laws currently prevent unrestricted sharing of confidential information. Each request requires another live scan.
Today, a system dubbed the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System, or IAFIS, has the ability to return print requests within thirty minutes. Along with criminal records, including mug shots, it can easily ID around 50 million citizens. It is also used to process various licenses, employee screening requests, and applications for social and government services. The remote field machines resemble a small copier.
It is not possible to buy secondhand equipment, and then use it to gather information for profit. Most states require purchase through an official vendor, and unauthorized requests or transmissions will fail. Common components include the primary palm or print scanner, a secured network for transmitting and receiving, specialized computer software, and thorough operator training.
No one wants to wait up to eight weeks for a simple background check, and digital scanning greatly reduces that formerly common delay. They create few errors associated with manual printing, and when a problem occurs, it can be quickly corrected. The process takes less than five minutes, and there is no danger of staining clothes or hands. Wait times are practically non-existent, and results usually arrive within 48 hours.
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