9 November 2012
NGI: “Big Brother” is at play.
By Kate Doak, Staff Writer
The FBI’s fingerprint system was basically the same in 1999 as it was when the FBI started collecting fingerprints back in 1924. Since ’99, the FBI has been experimenting with a new program that will put the process of fingerprinting to shame. The new Facial Recognition Program, or Next Generation Identification (NGI), is a system that will use information in the FBI’s criminal database to easily identify and keep an eye on known criminals. Yet at what cost is this program to be established? It does not stop simply at money, but the trust and security of the American public as well. The FBI needs to be careful about the security measures they take as this can cause a lot of hysteria among the public.
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