Forensic science has long held that fingerprints are singular identifiers, unique to each finger and each individual. This ...

Fingerprints, long one of the most widely accepted biometric identifiers, are unique and permanent. Their images, formed of multiple curve segments, comprise high areas called ridges and low areas ...

Fingerprint identification technology uses fingerprints to uniquely identify individuals. The technology has been used by law enforcement agencies for decades, and dozens of statutes regulate when ...

The state’s fingerprint identification system is on the brink of becoming obsolete. Chief Information Officer for the KBI Joe Mandala recently testified that it could pose a significant risk to law ...

A system for three-dimensional (3-D) fingerprint identification has been developed by adopting ground breaking 3-D fingerprint minutiae recovery and matching technology, pushing contactless biometric ...

Overworked crime scene investigators can take heart at the results of recent tests of new technologies that automate the manual portion of latent fingerprint identification. Overworked crime scene ...

Like every snowflake ever made, every fingerprint etched onto a person’s skin is one-of-a-kind. Since the late 1800s, fingerprints have been used by authorities to identify individuals who may have ...

Biometric identification from a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger is often used as evidence in criminal investigations. Yes, now we can use the same biometric ...

John Mello is a freelance technology and business writer who lives in Woonsocket, R.I. Fingerprints have long been the most widely used biometric identifier, but technological advancements are helping ...

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., Nov. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Sandata is pleased to announce face and fingerprint identification as a new feature in its Sandata Mobile Connect ® (SMC) app, used by its home ...