Cannabis buyers face biometric testing
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Buying cannabis in the Dutch city of Maastricht will soon mean having your fingerprints taken, your face scanned and your biometric data recorded.
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9. (Guardian News Service):The genetic profiles held by police for criminal investigations are not sophisticated enough to prevent false identifications, according to the father of DNA fingerprinting.
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SCAGGSVILLE, Md. -- Stephanie Cerneck doesn't go through the checkout line at her supermarket anymore. Or even the self-checkout line. She uses a personal scanner offered by the Bloom grocery store near her home, scanning each item as she takes it off the shelf and bagging as she shops. When she's...
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A complete list of buyers who received performance-enhancing drugs from a trafficking network uncovered this week could take months to compile, federal agents said.
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Scientists say a new DNA test may help prove if people have had their health damaged by exposure to chemicals.
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A DNA test could spot which smokers have an addictive gene and how best to help them, say scientists.
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Top official suggests more "secure" IDs envisioned by controversial law will help pharmacies to ferret out customers buying over-the-counter ingredients to concoct the drug.
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A genetic blood test allowing a much closer match between donors and recipients is under development.
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Visitors to the US who do not need a visa now have to be fingerprinted and photographed on arrival.
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Some businesses and lawmakers are worried that new identification requirements going into effect Thursday at the borders with Canada and Mexico could create widespread confusion and delays and discourage some people from making the trip.
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A new system of biometric security scanners is being trialled by passengers at Heathrow airport.
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Laws covering cannabis may be toughened up as part of review of the UK's drugs strategy, Gordon Brown says.
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For all their electronic sophistication, fingerprint scanners have a major shortcoming. So some new models are going beyond skin deep.
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California voters approve an aggressive DNA-collection program -- basically anyone held in connection with a felony will be tested -- and that has privacy advocates worried. By Julia Scheeres.
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Virginia legislators are weighing a plan to add biometric data and radio signal emitting chips to licenses to prevent identity theft and thwart terrorists. Critics say the plan could compromise privacy and allow new varieties of fraud to flourish. By Mark Baard.
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As big Labor Day sales roll around, computer stores will tell you about laptops that now come with biometric fingerprint readers. Car companies will talk about "variable air suspension" features that allow you to change the ride of a car, depending on terrain. And video game manufacturers will ha...
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A "barcode" gene that can be used to distinguish between plant species has been identified.