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RE: This is scary
From: "Larry Seltzer" <Larry () larryseltzer com>
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:24:16 -0500
Why is it scary? Police have been using fingerprint evidence for about 100 years. Larry Seltzer eWEEK.com Security Center Editor http://security.eweek.com/ http://blogs.pcmag.com/securitywatch/ Contributing Editor, PC Magazine larry.seltzer () ziffdavisenterprise com -----Original Message----- From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of scott Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 8:56 PM To: funsec () linuxbox org Subject: [funsec] This is scary -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - From the Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/30/AR200711 3002302_pf.html snip Duong's most recent innovation, the Joint Expeditionary Forensics Facilities (JEFF) project or "lab in a box," analyzes biometrics. It will be delivered to Iraq at the beginning of 2008, the Navy said, to help distinguish insurgents from civilians. "The best missile is worthless if you don't know who to shoot," Duong said. Betro said the military has been scanning the irises and taking the fingerprints of Iraqis, feeding a biometrics data base in West Virginia <http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/West+Virginia?tid=infor mline>. To date, a few ad hoc labs have processed about 85,000 pieces of evidence taken from weapons caches or roadside devices. Duong's mobile forensic labs, with an initial budget of $34 million, will be deployed all over Iraq. snip Hmmm.When is this going to be in the hands of every cop on the street? Scott - -- <b>redhowlingwolves</b> <br>Web:<a href=http://www.hacking-passion.com/> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHaHoixajqy/aNaRsRAnDZAJ49dCsPqH9O6qSvvM3iI/ea2YmGjwCgi5yx RfoBFwbJoFIx6B4MvYo8MT0= =X0pd -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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