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Italy to fingerprint all Roma gipsy children By Malcolm Moore in Rome Last Updated: 9:20PM BST 26/06/2008 Around 80,000 gipsy children are to be fingerprinted by the Italian authorities under a new scheme that has drawn comparisons to the policies of Benito Mussolini. Unicef said it was 'shocked and deeply worried' by Italy's plans to fingerprint all Roma children The Italian government has blamed immigrants, and particularly Roma gipsies, for the country's crime problems. Since Silvio Berlusconi became prime minister in April, gypsy camps in the south and north of the country have been burned by vigilante mobs. The home...

The airline industry and embassies of 34 countries, including the members of the European Union, are urging the U.S. government to withdraw a plan that would require airlines and cruise lines to collect digital fingerprints of all foreigners before they depart the United States, starting in August 2009. Their opposition could trigger a battle with Congress and the Bush administration, which want the new plan established quickly. Airlines said the change would cost the industry $12.3 billion over 10 years, not $3.5 billion as the Department of Homeland Security estimated in unveiling the proposal in April. Representatives of the nations...

Hacktivists collect fingerprint of fingerprint collector A hacker club has published what it says is the fingerprint of Wolfgang Schauble, Germany's interior minister and a staunch supporter of the collection of citizens' unique physical characteristics as a means of preventing terrorism. In the most recent issue of Die Datenschleuder, the Chaos Computer Club printed the image on a plastic foil that leaves fingerprints when it is pressed against biometric readers. No-one from the Germany-based group has been able to test the foil to see if it can fool a computer into believing it came from Schauble. But the technique has...

All visitors to Britain requiring visas have to be fingerprinted from todayLast updated at 11:47am on 14th January 2008 Fingerprints will be required on all UK visas from now on All visitors to Britain requiring visas will have to be fingerprinted from today.  Immigration Minister Liam Byrne said a programme for installing biometric visa controls has been completed three months ahead of schedule. He said: "It is done three months early and it is done several million pounds under budget. "We now check everybody's fingerprint wherever they apply for a visa around the world." Mr Byrne said the new system...

Japan detains 5 with new fingerprint entry checks Wed Nov 21, 12:59 AM ET Fingerprint checks on foreigners arriving in Japan matched five people to an immigration blacklist on the first day, the Justice Ministry said on Wednesday. Biometric scanning of almost all foreigners entering Japan was introduced on Tuesday, sparking anger among long-term residents, businesspeople and human rights campaigners. The five individuals' fingerprints came up on a list containing around 800,000 names including Interpol suspects and people deported from Japan in the past, the ministry said. It refused to give any details of the five people or say which...

Images that show how fingerprints can be used to reveal whether you are a smoker, an avid coffee drinker or even a drug addict have been revealed by UK scientists. They were produced using a novel forensic technique that could in future be used on fingerprints collected at a crime scene. If the prints in question are not on file, this would still give police a powerful way to shrink their pool of suspects, by identifying their lifestyle habits. The technique was developed by a team of forensics experts at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich, and King's...

Speeding: Now you will be finger printedby STEVE DOUGHTY Last updated at 00:17am on 22nd November 2006    . Motorists pulled over by police face the threat of being fingerprinted from today - further inflaming fears over the growth of the Big Brother culture.They will be asked to use a hand-held fingerprint reader which will check their identity against the 6.5million recorded prints of crime suspects. Although the scheme, to be tried out by ten police forces, will be voluntary at first, the Government has admitted it is considering making it compulsory. It would work in the same way...

British children, possibly as young as six, will be subjected to compulsory fingerprinting under European Union rules being drawn up in secret. The prints will be stored on a database which could be shared with countries around the world. The prospect has alarmed civil liberties groups who fear it represents a 'sea change' in the state's relationship with children and one that may lead to juveniles being erroneously accused of crimes. Under laws being drawn up behind closed doors by the European Commission's 'Article Six' committee, which is composed of representatives of the European Union's 25 member states, all children...

Identity theft has become a billion dollar global problem. Now however, there is a new strategy based on a very old way of accurately identifying someone. Forget pictures, forget badges, even passwords; all you need is literally, at your fingertips. The device from Digital Defense can hold all your personal information, and protects it using your fingerprint. For example, your credit card company decides to utilize the new technology. Therefore, the next time you make a purchase, you would have to place your finger onto the card reader. A green light means a go; your purchase will go through. If...

TAMPA - Customers can pay with cash, plastic or their index finger at a new Coast to Coast Family Convenience store here. Taking a big step beyond the ease of the Mobil SpeedPass, Coast to Coast has installed what's claimed as Florida's first biometric payment system. There are no cards or PIN numbers to remember. Just stick your finger in the scanner and be on your way. While applications are available to process credit and store loyalty card transactions by fingerprint, this one is limited to processing only debit account transactions. "People either love it or think it's a sign...

Lower house OKs bill to fingerprint, photograph foreigners Thursday, March 30, 2006 at 14:37 EST TOKYO — The House of Representatives on Thursday approved by a majority vote a bill revising the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Law to fingerprint and photograph all foreign visitors as part of its campaign to fight terrorism. The legislation will be sent to the House of Councillors and is expected to be enacted during the current Diet session due to end June 19. The bill stipulates that foreigners entering Japan must present personal identification data in electromagnetic format, such as fingerprints, photographs and other...

Identity thieves are always looking for new ways to pry out personal information, from trolling through trash cans to phishing for bank accounts online. But here is one method they may not have tried: using fake fingers made from Play-Doh and gelatin, or taking digits from a cadaver's hand. In a study, researchers at Clarkson University in Potsdam, N.Y., tested 66 fake fingers to see if they could outwit biometric devices, which identify individuals based on the physiological properties of their fingerprints or other body parts. The fake fingers went undetected more than half the time. "Even if it comes...

CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq (Nov. 22, 2005) -- Before he found fame as the artist who painted the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo was simply known as Michel. Michelangelo left a mark in the world of creativity that will never be imitated. Corporal Willie M. Rockward, armorer, II Marine Headquarters Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), strives to do the same with his lifelong passion in art. Rockward, 24, beamed with creativity and imagination, became interested in comic books for their artistic styles and drawings as he grew older. “I followed the artists,” said the Houston native. “Some people bought the whole comic...

[Fingerprint evidence,] the bedrock forensic science has been under intense scrutiny recently as a result of a series of high-profile errors by fingerprint examiners around the country, one of which led to the imprisonment of an innocent Boston man after a false match tied him to the shooting of a police sergeant. Some critics say fingerprint analysis isn't even a science. Now the controversy is coming before the highest court in Massachusetts. The Supreme Judicial Court is scheduled to hear arguments Wednesday about whether to quash key fingerprint evidence in the case of Terry L. Patterson, who is being retried...

Opposition MPs have accused Leader of the Commons Geoff Hoon of trying to "bury bad news at sea" in timing a debate on ID cards when many are away. The first vote on the government's controversial scheme is on Tuesday, the same day many MPs will mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar. Conservatives said many would find it hard to attend and said coverage would be overshadowed by celebrations. Mr Hoon argued MPs could attend both events, as he intended to do. 'Conspiracy theorising' Next week's debate will be the second reading of the bill and the...

ID cards are needed to stop the soaring costs of identity theft, Prime Minister Tony Blair has said as proposals for a national scheme were reintroduced. The plan is for cards to be phased in from 2008, and made compulsory later. The Conservatives have now decided they will join the Lib Dems and some Labour in opposing the measure. Critics claim Mr Blair is highlighting ID theft as his other reasons for the cards have not won support. The cost of the scheme has risen since November. Passport costs The Home Office will not put a figure on the cost...

Ill. Library Getting Fingerprint Scanners May 21, 2005 NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- Library officials in this suburb west of Chicago have come up with a high-tech solution for keeping unauthorized visitors from using their computers: fingerprint scans. The scanners - to be installed on 130 library computers this summer - will verify the identity of computer users. Library officials said they wanted to tighten computer access because many people borrow library cards and pass codes from friends or family to log on. The technology also will help the library implement a new policy that allows parents to put filters on...

Netflix Sighting: Microsoft Fingerprint Reader Demo Monkeyboy noticed that Microsoft used Netflix as an example Web site in a Flash-based demo for their fingerprint reader product. This product enables you to log into your Netflix account by running your finger over the pad. Very cool.

March 01, 2005 11:00 AM US Eastern Timezone West Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles Awards Contract to Viisage for A Leading Edge, Multi-Biometric Drivers' License BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2005--   West Virginia Setting New Standard for Internal Controls and Drivers' License Security Designed to Improve Homeland Security and Protect Citizen's Identity   Viisage (Nasdaq: VISG), a leading provider of advanced technology identity solutions, today announced that after a thorough evaluation of competitive offerings, the West Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles selected Viisage for the design and implementation of the State's new drivers' license. The new State license will include finger...