News: UK police fingerprint system collapses
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Computer problems have left police forces in England and Wales unable to run national fingerprint checks for more than a week.
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Police start taking fingerprints using mobile electronic devices to identify suspects while out on patrol.
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"We cannot have a reincarnation of the old 'sus' laws under which mostly black people, ethnic minorities, were literally stopped on sight and that created a really bad atmosphere and an erosion of civil liberties."  British police could get powers to stop and question anyone in the UK under proposed tough new anti-terror laws. via Boston Today
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British police have closed what they claim is one of the world's largest music piracy websites.
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Only if you like, in the sense that you really oughta The UK Ministry of Defence is "strongly encouraging" all its personnel to have their DNA recorded. This is supposed to make identification of their remains easier if they should die in a manner - a disastrous air crash, explosion, etc. - which would inhibit recognition by other means.â¦
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For immigration purposes, apparently Irish law enforcement agencies closed an â¬18m deal on Wednesday to procure digital fingerprinting technology from the private sector.â¦
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1776 continues to cost money The list of police and security forces which can gain automated access to UK law-enforcement biometric databases may be set to widen, according to reports.â¦
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Let's walk quietly away from this impending disaster The UK ID card project suffered another serious blow today with news that two potential suppliers have pulled out of the procurement process.â¦
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Â· Professional gang carries out 50 break-insÂ· Criminals leave behind no DNA or fingerprints
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The Home Office suffered a "collective failure" over the records of Britons convicted abroad, a report says.
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A unit set up to trace foreign criminals is closed by the Home Office, despite seven remaining at large.
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Â· Weaknesses found in new system two years after 7/7 Â· Devices won't work in some police stations
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Serious doubts are raised on the accuracy of a new ID system being introduced on new UK passports next year.
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Forensic clues may have been destroyed in the hours after Madeleine McCann's disappearance, police say.
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Britons leaving US airports face mandatory fingerprinting under new security guidelines.
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PCs on council tips and other security no-nos Large UK businesses are crap at securely disposing old PCs and mobile devices.â¦
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What do you mean when you say 'plan'? The agency responsible for UK's police databases has insisted there are no plans to give overseas law-enforcement agencies automated access to British biometrics. Not yet, anyway.â¦