FBI Child ID App

Post by ahazred8ta » Thu, Jul 07, 2022, 2:19 AM UTC

dredmorbius wrote: post #225

libraryatnight wrote: post #161

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I remember this! I got finger printed at some event where police had a booth next to the fire dept (who were espousing bike helmets and teaching kids how to properly wear one etc, actually useful safety info). It wasn't until I was a teenager when my first car was broken into and the speakers stolen that I realized how useless that endeavor must be. The officer who responded (my first time calling the police, not run…

There's a science-fiction short story I've been trying to remember for quite some time. I'd all but certainly read it in an anthology during the 1970s or early 1980s, probably one of the award compilations (Hugos, Analog, etc.). A computer programmer and his boss are working on a large data tracking system that is about to be activated, in which everyone's identification and personal information are entered. The boss…

Post by QuarterReptile » Thu, Jul 07, 2022, 2:27 AM UTC

buscoquadnary wrote: post #156

photochemsyn wrote: post #126

Clearly the optimal solution is RFID subdermal microchipping for all children, isn't it? Technology exists for boosted RFID (basically a tiny battery and solar PV linked to the RFID tag) which should work under the skin fairly well. Then install scanners at all public venues and schools, and link to the NSA database out in Utah, so that everyone can be safely location-tracked at all times. Removing the chip would of…

Exactly finally someone gets it, and for all you people who are opposed you're probably just a drug dealer or a terrorist, after all only drug dealers and terrorists have something to hide, every good citizen should want something like that. I mean what's more important you're imaginary freedom, or being able to bring porch pirates to justice?

Post by m463 » Thu, Jul 07, 2022, 3:01 AM UTC

alsetmusic wrote: post #62

There's a television ad that stands out in my memory from when I was a kid (80s). The camera pans across patrons at a diner and the voiceover is about how a kidnapped child was recovered as the camera stops on a young girl (~8yo). The child is described, but the child the camera landed on has different features (hair dyed, cut, whatever). The explanation for how she was identified is that her fingerprints were on fil…

Post by CrazyPyroLinux » Thu, Jul 07, 2022, 3:59 AM UTC

giantg2 wrote: post #95

howmayiannoyyou wrote: post #67

Low grade corruption ...and here's why: The FBI is understaffed, misdirected & underfunded for its real mission, which I would argue must be fighting public corruption, organized crime and counter-espionage. Any objective analysis would conclude the Bureau has been politicized and its resources have been directed at operations, investigations and training that does not fulfill its core mission. The bad PR and mistrus…

What you're describing isn't necessarily corruption. It sounds more like incompetence paired with worrying more about appearances than actual results.

Post by Tade0 » Thu, Jul 07, 2022, 9:55 AM UTC

SapporoChris wrote: post #149

Tade0 wrote: post #106

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Fingerprints aren't even particularly useful here. Our irises are considerably more information-dense, accessible and stable over time as evidenced by the famous identification of Sharbat Gula: https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~jgd1000/afghan.html A close-up photo should be enough to reliably identify a person years after they went missing.

While most people do have stable iris patterns it is not the case for everyone. Numerous conditions can cause changes in the eyes. Glaucoma being the most obvious one, but there are a whole host of other conditions like lisch nodules, Uveal melanoma, etc. However, perhaps with training, identification could be made in spite of changes to the iris.