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Police mobile fingerprint scanner question?
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hi,
i heard the uk police have these mobile fingerprint scanners to check your true identity.
how does the fingerprint prove who you really are if your fingerprints never been in a police database before? does this technology only work to criminals in the past that had their fingerprints taken?
also if they do the scan how long does it be stored on the database?
thanks,
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Kevin L
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I use this piece of equipment every day not sure if the same bit of kit is used nationally but ours is called 'Lantern'.
It is at this time in our Service only used by Road Policing Units, and airport officers. They only show prints held on the national database, so if you have never been arrested or reported for a recordable offence you will return a negative trace.
At the moment there is no legislation in place in regards to making the request for roadside prints, as a result prints can only be taken with conscent, which is recorded. That will change in the future. As previously stated roadside prints are deleted either directly after taking or at the end of the shift. The Lantern is there to assist in identifying known people, we also use it to identify deceased when they are found with no ID. |
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Leon G
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Its all over for the criminals now, lol
It only applies to criminals who have had their prints taken in the past, or anybody as a matter of fact. |
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Pat N
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It can only check fingerprints previously held on police records. |
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Ian UK
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The print would only be used to identify you if your prints were already on the police systems.
I've never used one of these devices but from what I know about them the fingerprints are deleted after they are taken and the person who's print are taken can witness this being done. |
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Bear
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From what I have read these machines will be issued to officers in all forces. How many I do not know.
From a personal level I think the use of the technology is good. Currently if you suspect someone has committed an offence and you are unable to prove their identity, you are faced with the prospect of taking them to custody and putting them on Live-scan. The nearest machine could be some miles away. So theoretically you could waste two hours just proving someones ID.
The fact that offices are carrying the machines should not make any difference to your average Joe Public. They will only be used when it is necessary to prove someoness ID. This will mean that the public should benefit from officers not being tied up unnecessarily.
In terms of the databse, the scanner will only compare against those that are already on the database.
http://uk.wrs.yahoo.com/_ylt=A1f4cfyFIPBJnl8ALhpLBQx.;_ylu=X3oDMTByNGxmazk4BHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMQRjb2xvA2lyZAR2dGlkAw--/SIG=13clh90bl/EXP=1240560133/**http%3a//www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/oct/27/project-midas-fingerprint-scanner-liberty |
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Typhoon
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Mobile fingerprint scanner eh ?
mmmm the blue menace are getting advanced....
but there and again so are the criminals.... |
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