Central Fingerprint Database

[Iain McKie]

Beware our rapidly developing surveillance society as evidenced by the proposed European Fingerprint Database.

While tackling crime and terrorism is important the present love affair with biometrics, technology and government control is leading to a situation where each and every one of us is in genuine danger of being accused of a crime we did not commit.

In the UK we have always had an undue regard for the ‘infallibility’ of experts but more and more cases are showing that they can be very fallible and that injustice is all the harder to fight if your guilt is supported on so called ‘expert evidence.’

Another major issue is the lack of standardisation of fingerprint experts across the world. From country to country they work to different standards and quality control varies greatly.

For over 10 years fingerprint experts in Scotland have been denying that they made two mistakes that brought my daughter to the edge of suicide and condemned a young man to a life sentence.

Although she has been totally vindicated and he released from prison the experts continue with their denials.

Unfortunately in our surveillance society when the technology delivers its verdict we are relying on such experts to prove our innocence.

The full story of my daughter’s experience can be found at www(dot)shirleymckie.com

Before creating such vast databases let's ensure that the necessary safeguards are built into the system.

 

[ark]

Before creating such vast databases let's ensure that the necessary safeguards are built into the system.

You must be joking. The system is beyond control. The problem is not with a lack of this or that safeguard. The problem is with who runs the system. As this is your first post - it would do good for you if you read first what already has been written about the "system", especially research the subject of ponerology. Then, perhaps, you will have a more realistic view.

 

[kenlee]

Before creating such vast databases let's ensure that the necessary safeguards are built into the system.

The whole system is corrupt to the core and those who are in it and benefit from it don’t see it because they are in it and an integral part of it. Corruption is the basis of their livelihood and for them this corruption is ‘good.’ It serves them well and they use ‘para-moral affirmations’ to justify the psychopathic actions of the group as a totality including justifying those true psychopaths at the core who have the all the power. How can there be any “men of honor� in a system that is corrupt to the core? How could there be safeguards built into a system that is corrupt and unsafe in its very foundations?

See:
http://glossary.cassiopaea.com/glossary.php?id=969&lsel=P

 

[GRiM]

I just wanted to note that since the last time I flew to Norway they have installed biometrics in Swedish and Norwegian airports, still optional but when I said I wanted to use my id-card she was in disbelief over my choice, I was according to her the first one to do that in a long time. The reason they installed it is/was according to her to 'reduce the cue' and to make it simpler, still it only took me a few seconds to show my card.
I wonder how long it will be optional.