Mistænkte kan nu får kontrolleret identitet og eventuelt strafferegister straks de bliver antastet på gaden. Det bliver en realitet når det britiske politi er blevet udstyret med mobile fingeraftryksscannere.
Briter får ID-check med mobile fingeraftryks-scannere (Comon.dk) (28. oktober 2008)
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Police will use new device to take fingerprints in street (Guardian.co.uk) (27. oktober 2008)
Civil rights campaigners say images must not be added to databases.
Every police force in the UK is to be equipped with mobile fingerprint scanners - handheld devices that allow police to carry out identity checks on people in the street.
The new technology, which ultimately may be able to receive pictures of suspects, is likely to be in widespread use within 18 months. Tens of thousands of sets - as compact as BlackBerry smartphones - are expected to be distributed.
The police claim the scheme, called Project Midas, will transform the speed of criminal investigations. A similar, heavier machine has been tested during limited trials with motorway patrols.
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