Fingerprints and other biometric data go always to the FBI's IAFIS and are kept for god only knows how long.
What is included in IAFIS: Not only fingerprints, but corresponding criminal histories; mug shots; scars and tattoo photos; physical characteristics like height, weight, and hair and eye color; and aliases. The system also includes civil fingerprints, mostly of individuals who have served or are serving in the U.S. military or have been or are employed by the federal government. The fingerprints and criminal history information are submitted voluntarily by state, local, and federal law enforcement agencies.
In the age of the Patriot act, it all goes into IAFIS. Oh and sign up for the TSA Pre-Check program and guess what, you're fingerprints go there too, for at least 75 years. Oh and recent supreme court rulings have allowed DNA evidence to be collected in connection with 'serious' crimes. The definition of serious is still nebulous but I know a guy who had to give a mouth swab for a public intoxication arrest.
There's multiple reasons why I object to this kind of data being retained except for the purposes intended and it should have a lifespan suiting the needs, or it shouldn't be collected at all. Unfortunately for all of us in the US, everybody wants to collect data on us and our government is no different. If you're convicted of a felony, yes retain the data indefinitely but shit if you get a parking ticket or non-felony you shouldn't have this crap follow you around for the rest of your life.
yeah don't let a great technical solution get in the way of an organizations diversity initiatives. I long time ago I was sitting in a room with HR people who espoused how the company had received multiple awards from this three letter acronym and this four letter acronym on diversity and support of this set of rights and that. That forced me to ask: "Hey, while you may have received these awards, where are they physically? I don't see them in the hallways or on the walls? Do you have them in a closet? If so you should bring the awards out of the closet." My coworkers laughed, obviously the HR people scowled.
Economic and Environmental studies will kill this pretty quick. Even if they did get past all of this, they'll find some endangered species X that will be negatively impacted by the project so it'll come to a grinding halt.
If the Western ports are overloaded, we need to seriously look at what we're importing and prioritize or just say "no thanks" Do we need all that crap that lines shelves of Dollar Stores and is advertised on TV for $20/a can? We don't need anymore George Foreman grills either.
Art exists for art sake. I think it's an interesting experiment in human nature. It's obviously proven one point that people will be assholes just to be assholes.
So they can buy a fucking clue? No, there will be no "escrow" the administration you represent has continued a policy of spying on our communications. Therefore any suggestions, changes, or stupid fucking ideas that would compromise my data's security is off the table. Now as the former VP would say, go fuck yourself!
This happened with Windows 8 and both Google and Mozilla were all over Microsoft's butt about Browser lock in. It was fixed, things made clearer. Move on.
I don't want to talk to you no more, you empty-headed animal food trough wiper! I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!
In other news, Anthem is going to acquire Cigna. Now all those Cigna customers can get the same high-quality data protection and HIPPA compliance that all Anthem customers enjoy. Of course Anthem will only pay a paltry fine for not protecting customer information and will in return provide one year of "credit monitoring" to those affected by their stupidity.
Trend Micro reported to flaw in May, it said, but Google assigned it a low priority.
So, publishing it will presumably make them move the priority up? AFAIK, if the attacker could register the properly crafted MKV to play on start, you'd be in a bricked phone situation, factory reset, fixed done.
Good point but then in thinking about it I would suggest NNS, Neighborhood Nuclear Superiority, to arbitrate these intrusions into personal space; especially in the back yard.
"[Navy Secretary Ray] Mabus said Iran and other countries were already using lasers to target ships and commercial airliners"
Laser targeting != Laser weaponry. I'm surprised that SecNAV doesn't understand the difference although low energy lasers can be fun.
TFA:
"Directed energy brings the dawn of an entirely new era in defense," Lieutenant General William Etter, Commander, Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, told a conference hosted by Booz Allen Hamilton and the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessment.
which reminded me of:
Until the latest of our world conflicts, the United States had no armaments industry. American makers of plowshares could, with time and as required, make swords as well. But now we can no longer risk emergency improvisation of national defense; we have been compelled to create a permanent armaments industry of vast proportions. Added to this, three and a half million men and women are directly engaged in the defense establishment. We annually spend on military security more than the net income of all United States corporations.
This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience. The total influence -- economic, political, even spiritual -- is felt in every city, every State house, every office of the Federal government. We recognize the imperative need for this development. Yet we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications. Our toil, resources and livelihood are all involved; so is the very structure of our society.
In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the militaryindustrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.
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last year a Virginia court ruled that if you use biometric locks you can be compelled to unlock the device. So no I don't use them.
Fingerprints and other biometric data go always to the FBI's IAFIS and are kept for god only knows how long.
What is included in IAFIS: Not only fingerprints, but corresponding criminal histories; mug shots; scars and tattoo photos; physical characteristics like height, weight, and hair and eye color; and aliases. The system also includes civil fingerprints, mostly of individuals who have served or are serving in the U.S. military or have been or are employed by the federal government. The fingerprints and criminal history information are submitted voluntarily by state, local, and federal law enforcement agencies.
In the age of the Patriot act, it all goes into IAFIS. Oh and sign up for the TSA Pre-Check program and guess what, you're fingerprints go there too, for at least 75 years. Oh and recent supreme court rulings have allowed DNA evidence to be collected in connection with 'serious' crimes. The definition of serious is still nebulous but I know a guy who had to give a mouth swab for a public intoxication arrest.
There's multiple reasons why I object to this kind of data being retained except for the purposes intended and it should have a lifespan suiting the needs, or it shouldn't be collected at all. Unfortunately for all of us in the US, everybody wants to collect data on us and our government is no different. If you're convicted of a felony, yes retain the data indefinitely but shit if you get a parking ticket or non-felony you shouldn't have this crap follow you around for the rest of your life.
yeah don't let a great technical solution get in the way of an organizations diversity initiatives. I long time ago I was sitting in a room with HR people who espoused how the company had received multiple awards from this three letter acronym and this four letter acronym on diversity and support of this set of rights and that. That forced me to ask: "Hey, while you may have received these awards, where are they physically? I don't see them in the hallways or on the walls? Do you have them in a closet? If so you should bring the awards out of the closet." My coworkers laughed, obviously the HR people scowled.
This is why the gov't shouldn't be specifying the details of how, just the want.
That's probably why this one died as well. Ada wasn't mainstream unless you were contracting for the Feds.
Wife: Siri find me a divorce lawyer.
My carrier, T-Mobile already offers this for voicemails. Let me guess Apple will try to patent speech to text now?
Economic and Environmental studies will kill this pretty quick. Even if they did get past all of this, they'll find some endangered species X that will be negatively impacted by the project so it'll come to a grinding halt.
If the Western ports are overloaded, we need to seriously look at what we're importing and prioritize or just say "no thanks" Do we need all that crap that lines shelves of Dollar Stores and is advertised on TV for $20/a can? We don't need anymore George Foreman grills either.
Art exists for art sake. I think it's an interesting experiment in human nature. It's obviously proven one point that people will be assholes just to be assholes.
Funny yet fucked up. Still funny though.
Too bad it was damaged beyond repair, I'm curious around the real circumstances as to how it became that way? Anybody have a better link than the TFA?
In California the Queen Bees don't vaccinate their young based on personal and religious beliefs.
So they can buy a fucking clue? No, there will be no "escrow" the administration you represent has continued a policy of spying on our communications. Therefore any suggestions, changes, or stupid fucking ideas that would compromise my data's security is off the table. Now as the former VP would say, go fuck yourself!
This happened with Windows 8 and both Google and Mozilla were all over Microsoft's butt about Browser lock in. It was fixed, things made clearer. Move on.
I don't want to talk to you no more, you empty-headed animal food trough wiper! I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!
"What could possibly go wrong?"
Nice to see vendors working together to improve Linux.
Long live Sparc!
Wait, what?!?
Wait till Christmas, it'll be on sale on Newegg or Amazon like $499.99 o.O
In other news, Anthem is going to acquire Cigna. Now all those Cigna customers can get the same high-quality data protection and HIPPA compliance that all Anthem customers enjoy. Of course Anthem will only pay a paltry fine for not protecting customer information and will in return provide one year of "credit monitoring" to those affected by their stupidity.
Trend Micro reported to flaw in May, it said, but Google assigned it a low priority.
So, publishing it will presumably make them move the priority up? AFAIK, if the attacker could register the properly crafted MKV to play on start, you'd be in a bricked phone situation, factory reset, fixed done.
Good point but then in thinking about it I would suggest NNS, Neighborhood Nuclear Superiority, to arbitrate these intrusions into personal space; especially in the back yard.
No you'd call the cops and have the guy arrested for being a peeping tom. It's not easy to ascertain who the snooper is with a UAV.
Watch for the new video on Youporn
"[Navy Secretary Ray] Mabus said Iran and other countries were already using lasers to target ships and commercial airliners"
Laser targeting != Laser weaponry. I'm surprised that SecNAV doesn't understand the difference although low energy lasers can be fun.
TFA:
"Directed energy brings the dawn of an entirely new era in defense," Lieutenant General William Etter, Commander, Continental U.S. North American Aerospace Defense Command Region, told a conference hosted by Booz Allen Hamilton and the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessment.
which reminded me of:
Until the latest of our world conflicts, the United States had no armaments industry. American makers of plowshares could, with time and as required, make swords as well. But now we can no longer risk emergency improvisation of national defense; we have been compelled to create a permanent armaments industry of vast proportions. Added to this, three and a half million men and women are directly engaged in the defense establishment. We annually spend on military security more than the net income of all United States corporations.
This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience. The total influence -- economic, political, even spiritual -- is felt in every city, every State house, every office of the Federal government. We recognize the imperative need for this development. Yet we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications. Our toil, resources and livelihood are all involved; so is the very structure of our society.
In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the militaryindustrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.
- Dwight Eisenhower