High-tech sensors are being designed to capture much better fingerprints faster, enhancing security and speeding it up – particularly at border crossings.
Although fingerprinting has always been used to determine identity, advances in technology have emerged to make it much more effective, given the importance of safety and security today. The EU-funded INGRESS (Innovative technology for fingerprint live scanners) project is developing new technology to take fingerprint images. It is incorporating more biometrics related to the finger that overcome limitations in taking fingerprints, such as superficial skin diseases.
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