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Evidence that fingerprint analysis is "total bunk?" That one is news to me.
by SpelingBeeChamp 6y ago
Evidence that fingerprint analysis is "total bunk?" That one is news to me.
- mattmanser 6y agoWell, not total bunk, but less reliable than generally believed: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21228442-600-miscarriage-of-justice-points-to-fingerprint-flaws/ https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21228442-600-miscarri... Then again a lot of forensic techniques seem to fall into the same category: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20150512-can-we-trust-forensic-science https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20150512-can-we-trust-for... A lot of the problems come from human bias and over-stating the accuracy of tests at trial.