Fingerprints

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. Deliberate impressions of entire fingerprints can be obtained by ink or other substances transferred from the peaks of friction ridges on the skin to a smooth surface such as paper. Fingerprint records normally contain impressions from the pad on the last joint of fingers and thumbs, though fingerprint cards also typically record portions of …

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Greens/EFA: The Greens/European Free Alliance · 3 August 2024 English

A study by Martin Sas, KU Leuven, Centre for IT & IP Law, Leuven, Belgium Jan Tobias Mühlberg, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Ecole Polytechnique,Brussels, Belgium

document, credit cards or scan their face or fingerprints. 3.2.1. Victim Targeting When malicious actors


OSCE: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe · 26 April 2024 English

In addition, ODIHR NAM interlocutors highlighted the need for observation and assessment of the newly amended election-related legislation and the revised electoral system, the conduct of the election campaign and …

present their identification cards and have their fingerprints checked against the biometric register. According


Data & Society Institute · 24 April 2024 English

Keywords of the Datafied State is a collection of essays on concepts that are central to understanding the relationship between government and technology, and how it differs across geographies. Underlying …

the tools and officials together decide which fingerprints and scans are acceptable and whether they are


Data & Society Institute · 24 April 2024 English

As the growing power of digital com- puters opened new paths for the automation of logical and not just physical processes, technology came to be understood as a potential solution …

Society 114 health care, drawing on data including fingerprints and iris scans. Maitreya Shah, one of the coauthors Aadhaar’s biometric authentication of their fingerprints failed.24 Biometric technologies like Aadhaar


Data & Society Institute · 24 April 2024 English

This data-as-bodies approach offers a situated perspective on the implica- Edwards and Gabrielle Hecht, “History and the Technopolitics of Identity: The Case of Apartheid South Africa,” Journal of Southern African …

IDs transform biometric information such as fingerprints, iris scans, and facial features into data.


Data & Society Institute · 23 April 2024

conceptualize these tools as sources of evidence, though the tools and officials together decide which fingerprints and scans are acceptable and whether they are more reliable than the statements of travelers seeking

the tools and officials together decide which fingerprints and scans are acceptable and whether they are


UNODC: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime · 15 April 2024 English

At the heart of this enduring partnership is a shared appreciation for the importance of the respect for the rule Our trusted partnership with UNODC, which has matured and deepened …

evidence left behind at crime scenes such as fingerprints, tool marks, footwear marks, ballistic material


EPRS: European Parliamentary Research Service · 12 April 2024 English

Approaching the end of the mandate, a number of debates on important legislative proposals took place during the April I 2024 plenary session: on the migration and asylum package, reform …

the Eurodac Regulation to add facial images to fingerprints and maintain records on those who pose a security


PIK: Potsdam-Institut fur Klimafolgenforschung · 11 April 2024 English

Given growing concerns about climate tipping points and their risks, it is important to investigate the capability of identifying robust precursor signals for the associated transitions. In general, the variance …

than the annual data used for analyzing AMOC fingerprints during the industrial period (Boers, 2021; Ben-


Stimson Center · 10 April 2024 English

It was formed in 2020 from the Ministry of People’s Security and is akin to the hold, they could severely threaten the survival of the North Korean leadership and system. …

database of citizens that includes photographs and fingerprints. has progressed to more advanced technology track people and vehicles in public spaces. fingerprints will make the use of fake identification cards difficult. and renewal requires citizens to provide fingerprints, have their photo taken, and, according to The reportedly mandatory, and citizens need to provide fingerprints, be Chapter 4: The Proliferation of Surveillance recognition technology instead of cards and fingerprints. The same terminal was seen again in a state


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