FBI aims for world's largest biometrics database

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Reuters

FBI aims for world's largest biometrics database
Sat Dec 22, 2007 6:32am GMT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI is embarking on a $1 billion (504 million pounds) project to build the world's largest computer database of biometrics to give the U.S. government more ways to identify people at home and abroad, the Washington Post reported on Friday.

The FBI has already started compiling digital images of faces, fingerprints and palm patterns in its systems, the paper said.

In January, the agency -- which focuses on violations of federal law, espionage by foreigners and terrorist activities -- expects to award a 10-year contract to expand the amount and kinds of biometric information it receives, it said.

At an employer's request, the FBI will also retain the fingerprints of employees who have undergone criminal background checks, the paper said.



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[ixion]

1. and police state 'Muricka marches onward

*sigh*

[Proletariatprincess]

2. Oh no.

First drug testing, now this. This is not good...not good at all.

[fed-up]

3. but they claim no money to test and clean up former meth labs, or health care or education....nt

[Gormy Cuss]

4. But if you have nothing to hide, what's the big deal?

:sarcasm:

I just thought I'd post that now and get it over with.

[AdHocSolver]

5. The one thing that made the Holocaust "efficient" was when IBM sold the Nazis tabulators...

to make setting up an identification database of the population of Europe.

[humbled_opinion]

6. Yep this is how it starts

Get your biometrics on record and then they bombard you with advertisement and follow you everywhere .. I.E. Minority Report.... (Good Movie) BTW.....:smoke:

[boricua79]

7. of course, we will be labeled "tinfoilers" for being afraid

they'll say we're being crazy...

That is, until 20 or 30 years from now, they release yet another report about how Hoover planned to detain 12,000 people under emergency national security status...or how our government conceived Operation Northwoods to terrorize our own population...or how our government conducted COINTELPRO against 'radicals' in the 60s-80s.

How many more past abuses by government do we need to know about before we're wary of giving the government information on us it doesn't need.

If it gets it, it will use it. NEVER trust the government. NEVER!