judging by the photo I'm guessing this will be available for the iPhone 5
Version 1 got released June 2011, so it supported iPhone 4.
FBI Child ID App
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Re: FBI Child ID App
#42Earlier quoted context omitted.
What? Did you ever find out what the fingerprints were used for? This is like taking a DNA sample from child when they're born nowadays, it seems harmless now, but we can already see companies using this kind of data maliciously.
In the US it was very common. My kids did it at school in the 90s. The point was that if your child goes missing, you have their fingerprints available so they can be used in investigations. In our case, the fingerprints were given to us to take home in case they were ever needed. At the time I didn't think to ask if the police kept a record for themselves, but I doubt it (just because local PD wasn't very organized)…
where did you go to school?
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#43Earlier quoted context omitted.
There's no way of saying it without sounding sarcastic that yes, this feels like a scam, if not just a bad idea. The fact that they have to come out and say, "no, we're not storing pictures of your kids" doesn't help. The idea of the app is sound, and one would hope you could trust the Federal Government with such information (like they don't have it already), but the iOS6 era screenshots and verbiage feel like a rea…
I think this might be abandonware.
Their news site looks like abandonware.
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#44Initially I thought that it would be satire, then I recognized the domain. I have a weird feeling about this, but can't put a finger on it.
There's no way of saying it without sounding sarcastic that yes, this feels like a scam, if not just a bad idea. The fact that they have to come out and say, "no, we're not storing pictures of your kids" doesn't help. The idea of the app is sound, and one would hope you could trust the Federal Government with such information (like they don't have it already), but the iOS6 era screenshots and verbiage feel like a rea…
It would be pretty easy to do a packet inspection and see if they're telling the truth about not transmitting the photos.
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#45What's the point in this app? Surely most mothers/fathers have pictures of their kids on their phone these days anyway
After the July 4 mass shooting a 2 year old was found wondering the scene unattended. He was safely returned to relatives. Sure I have pictures of my kids but am I alive to display them? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62047223
A lot of people have social media, or send photos to their family. My wife and myself send photos of our baby to close relatives across the country all the time. I know every situation is different though. It's an unmaintained app is another issue.
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#46What's the point in this app? Surely most mothers/fathers have pictures of their kids on their phone these days anyway
After the July 4 mass shooting a 2 year old was found wondering the scene unattended. He was safely returned to relatives. Sure I have pictures of my kids but am I alive to display them? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-62047223
Doesn't that demonstrate the app isn't needed?
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#47Fraudulent bureaucracies leave fossil trails.. and 80 million supporters to harvest.
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#48"An important note: The FBI is not collecting or storing any photos or information that you enter in the app."
Thanks for answering the question we all had, FBI.
Re: FBI Child ID App
#49Initially I thought that it would be satire, then I recognized the domain. I have a weird feeling about this, but can't put a finger on it.
There's no way of saying it without sounding sarcastic that yes, this feels like a scam, if not just a bad idea. The fact that they have to come out and say, "no, we're not storing pictures of your kids" doesn't help. The idea of the app is sound, and one would hope you could trust the Federal Government with such information (like they don't have it already), but the iOS6 era screenshots and verbiage feel like a rea…
The app seems like a great idea and there honestly seems to be no particular reason why the FBI had to make it.
In the case of a child disappearing, it could save a lot of time.
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#50Earlier quoted context omitted.
There's no way of saying it without sounding sarcastic that yes, this feels like a scam, if not just a bad idea. The fact that they have to come out and say, "no, we're not storing pictures of your kids" doesn't help. The idea of the app is sound, and one would hope you could trust the Federal Government with such information (like they don't have it already), but the iOS6 era screenshots and verbiage feel like a rea…
It would be pretty easy to do a packet inspection and see if they're telling the truth about not transmitting the photos.
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