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FBI spending $1 billion to beef up biometrics

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Iris images, palm scans and pictures of scars and tattoos will be added to the list of physical characteristics taken from offenders as the FBI attempts to find better ways to identify criminals and terrorists, according to news reports.

The project will be a 10-year effort and cost around $1 billion. Fingerprints will remain the focus, but the bureau is investigating what technologies will help identify suspects in the future. The FBI has already started collecting palm prints, mug shots along with photos of scars and tattoos. For now the images are just being stored until the bureau can find a way to search them effectively.

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