Tuesday, July 31, 2012

News Round-up: Government Biometrics in the US

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. is beginning to use hand held biometric ID scanners for access to the base. (Tinker.af.mil)


NEW YORK State Senator urges biometric ID for Medicaid recipients (Buffalo News)


U.S. SUPREME COURT: Criminal DNA Collection Law Stays In Place (WRTV 6 - Indiana)
Contrary to the author's assertion, collecting DNA after arrest and before trial isn't controversial; it is evidence. Evidence can be used to exonerate as well as convict. Now, what happens to the evidence following a not guilty verdict is another matter altogether.