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  2. Next Generation Identification - Wikipedia

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    Next Generation Identification ( NGI) is a project of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The project's goal is to expand the capabilities of the Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS), which is currently used by law enforcement to identify subjects by their fingerprints and to look up their criminal history.

  3. Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System ...

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    The Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System ( IAFIS) is a computerized system maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) since 1999. It is a national automated fingerprint identification and criminal history system. IAFIS provides automated fingerprint search capabilities, latent searching capability, electronic ...

  4. Automated fingerprint identification - Wikipedia

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    Automated fingerprint verification is a closely related technique used in applications such as attendance and access control systems. On a technical level, verification systems verify a claimed identity (a user might claim to be John by presenting his PIN or ID card and verify his identity using his fingerprint), whereas identification systems ...

  5. Live scan - Wikipedia

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    Live scan is commonly used for criminal booking, sexual offender registration, civil applicant and background check. In the UK, many major police custody suites are now equipped with Live Scan machines, which allow for suspects' fingerprints to be instantly compared with a national database, IDENT1, with results usually reported in less than ...

  6. Fingerprint - Wikipedia

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    t. e. A fingerprint is an impression left by the friction ridges of a human finger. The recovery of partial fingerprints from a crime scene is an important method of forensic science. Moisture and grease on a finger result in fingerprints on surfaces such as glass or metal.

  7. IDENT1 - Wikipedia

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    IDENT1. IDENT1 is the United Kingdom 's central national database for holding, searching and comparing biometric information on those who come into contact with the police as detainees after being arrested. [1] Information held includes fingerprints, palm prints and scene of crime marks. It replaced the old system known as the National ...

  8. Device fingerprint - Wikipedia

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    A browser fingerprint is information collected specifically by interaction with the web browser of the device. [1] : 1 Device fingerprints can be used to fully or partially identify individual devices even when persistent cookies (and zombie cookies ) cannot be read or stored in the browser, the client IP address is hidden, or one switches to ...

  9. Adermatoglyphia - Wikipedia

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    Adermatoglyphia. Adermatoglyphia is an extremely rare genetic disorder that prevents the development of fingerprints. Five extended families worldwide are known to be affected by this condition. [1] [2] The disorder was informally nicknamed "immigration delay disease" by Professor Peter Itin after his first patient had trouble traveling to the ...