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Miguel Afonso Caetano

"With the ongoing expansion of GPS tagging under the UK Home Office’s electronic monitoring programme, the Home Office has increasingly deployed non-fitted devices (NFDs) that track a person’s GPS location and request frequent biometric verification in the form of fingerprint scans.

The NFDs deployed by the UK Home Office are small handheld devices with a fingerprint scanner that record a person’s location 24/7 (referred to as their trail data). Most recently, migrants are being provided with Android mobile phones equipped with a fingerprint scanner at the back, which are also equipped with 24/7 GPS tracking technology. The devices alert the person at random intervals throughout the day requesting their fingerprint scan, which it then compares against a representation of the biometric information stored on the device. This is in order to verify that the person has the device with them at all times for the purposes of tracking.

Previous research PI did in relation to the NFDs determined that these alerts are sent to the wearer up to 5 times per day. Although as set out below, there are reports that individuals are in fact being sent many more alerts than this in a given day. Those subjected to these devices have cited detrimental impacts to their daily life and mental and physical wellbeing, due to the pervasive and erratic nature of these devices."

edri.org/our-work/non-fitted-d

European Digital Rights (EDRi)UK: Investigating the technology behind GPS fingerprint scanners - European Digital Rights (EDRi)The use of NFDs is an expansion beyond the use of GPS ankle tags of the UK’s surveillance of migrants who are on immigration bail.
#UK#PoliceState#NFDs
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Fingerprints on Egyptian figurines reveal collaborative craftsmanship of men, women, and children

In a new study, Ph.D. student Leonie Hoff from the University of Oxford has examined ancient fingerprints left on terracotta figurines to shed light on the age, sex, and working conditions of their creators...

More information: archaeologymag.com/2024/11/fin

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Fingerprints on Egyptian figurines reveal collaborative craftsmanship of men, women, and children In a new study, Ph.D. student Leonie Hoff from the University of Oxford has examined ancient fingerprints left on terracotta figurines to shed light on the age, sex, and working conditions of their creators. These figurines, recovered from the ancient Egyptian port city of Thonis-Heracleion, date back to the Late and Ptolemaic periods (seventh–second centuries BCE). Fingerprint analysis on nine of the 60 figurines uncovered from the site revealed intriguing findings. Hoff found that both males and females participated in figurine production, challenging the assumption—rooted in ancient Greek sources—that this was an exclusively male profession. Furthermore, Hoff identified the involvement of children...
#archaeology#archeology#archaeologynews
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Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social

Guo declared in her #CertificateOfCandidacy for the 2022 polls that she is a #FilipinoCitizen born in Tarlac, but the National Bureau of Investigation (#NBI) has found that the mayor’s #fingerprints matched with those of #GuoHuaPing, who arrived in the #Philippines from #China in 2003. #POGO #Philippines

#Comelec opens probe into #AliceGuo’s 2022 candidacy
rappler.com/philippines/comele

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RAPPLER · Comelec opens probe into Alice Guo's 2022 candidacyComelec Chairman George Garcia says the probe will determine whether the poll body should file an election offense case against Guo over alleged misrepresentation in her mayoral candidacy papers in the 2022 elections
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Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social

They got her ✊
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The National Bureau of Investigation (#NBI) has found that Bamban Mayor #AliceGuo and Chinese passport holder #GuoHuaPing have the same #fingerprints.

Sen. #RisaHontiveros said the NBI findings confirmed suspicions that the suspended mayor was "a fake Filipino... masquerading as a Filipino citizen to facilitate crimes". #POGO #Philippines

NBI finds Alice Guo, Guo Hua Ping have same fingerprints
gmanetwork.com/news/topstories

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The National Bureau of Investigation has found that Bamban Mayor Alice Guo and Sen. Risa Hontiveros thus disclosed in a statement, saying the NBI findings confirmed suspicions that the suspended mayor was "a fake Filipino... masquerading as a Filipino citizen to facilitate crimes
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joe•iuculano :mastodon:

Via #EuroNews

The iconic V-finger sign, commonly used to represent #peace, is often a go-to gesture when people pose for pictures.

However, a video being shared widely on #WhatsApp and other social media networks warns people against using it.

The clip claims #fraudsters can use the images to take high-quality copies of their #fingerprints, which they then use to #hack into their phones and accounts to steal their money and data.

euronews.com/my-europe/2024/04

euronewsFact-check: Can hackers steal fingerprints from selfies?A video circulating on social media is warning people to avoid doing the peace sign when posing for selfies, in case fraudsters take copies of their fingerprints to hack into their data. The Cube spoke to experts to find out more. #TheCube
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