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I think that's a bit safer, because you could deduce very private information from a DNA sample, but you can't really tell anything about a person from their fi
by voidUpdate 2mo ago
I think that's a bit safer, because you could deduce very private information from a DNA sample, but you can't really tell anything about a person from their fingerprints, except maybe the size of their fingers. It's a one way match
- kevin_thibedeau 2mo agoIdentical prints do exist. As with lab contamination of DNA, there is a potential for false accusation when you submit to dragnet biometric databases.
- rationalist 2mo ago> Identical prints do exist. Evidence? It's theoretically possible, but as far as I'm aware, no one has found a matching set.
- kevin_thibedeau 2mo agoNot whole sets but individual fingers have turned up duplicates.
- rationalist 2mo agoSource? ( > Evidence? )