Since 911 the need for Biometrics has increased and the US
Department of Defense (DOD) has been at the forefront developing systems for
use by: homeland security, US Immigration, US Border Patrol, the US Military, and
law enforcement. The FBI has developed the IAFIS system, integrated automated
fingerprint identification system which is a national database of fingerprints.
But it also contains information such as mug shots, aliases, hair and eye
color, physical characteristics and other biometric identifiers. Currently the
IAFIS system has more than 70 Millions criminal subjects in its master file
including 34 Million civil prints. The average response time is 27 minutes.
Biometrics is no longer used in the movies and in spy
novels. It is used every day by immigration and border patrol, law enforcement,
and the US military. As visitors enter the US their finger print identification
is captured along with their credentials to determine how many times they enter
and when they leave. Border patrol used
it to identify potential trafficker and illegal immigrants that cross the
boarders. And the US military use biometrics to track down terrorists.
A number of laws promote the use of Biometrics such as;
The US Patriot Act, the Enhances Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of
2002, the Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of
1995, and the Immigration
Control and Financial Responsibility Act of 1996. For more information about
the use of Biometric by the US government visit the following sites:
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