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There is no scientific proof that fingerprints are unique, either. Like a lot of forensic science, it's just accepted wisdom.
by krapp 1y ago
There is no scientific proof that fingerprints are unique, either. Like a lot of forensic science, it's just accepted wisdom.
- more_corn 1y agoI think the scientific consensus is that they are NOT unique. I seem to recall there’s something like a one in five million chance of collision. (Recalling from memory so please verify, I recall thinking that in a large city there’s likely to be another person who’s fingerprints could be mistaken for yours)
- tracker1 1y agoIIRC, someone was accused and arrested for murder who lived across the country and couldn't have possibly committed the crime based on fingerprint match.