The FBI’s next generation identification database

The FBI is opening a new front in the war on terrorism by planning to build the largest database of biometric data in the world. This database, known as “Next Generation Identification,” will aggregate and store faces, fingerprints, palms, tattoos, scars and irises, and will give the FBI (and likely other agencies such as the DoD, DHS, and more) unprecedented access to a warehouse of biometric information that far exceeds simple fingerprints. Read More