Border staff are to be given power to use ‘reasonable force’ to fingerprint migrants in France

Border staff are to be given power to use ‘reasonable force’ to fingerprint migrants in France in bid deal with crisis of Channel crossings Home Secretary Priti Patel announced that the law will be changed in the spring Will allow officials to fingerprint clandestine migrants at French ports Channel crisis saw 8,500 migrants arrive in … Read more

Home Office accidentally DELETES 150,000 fingerprint, DNA and arrest records from police databases

Home Office accidentally DELETES 150,000 fingerprint, DNA and arrest records from national police database during weekly data purge – throwing UK visa system into chaos Records deleted in technological blunder and could allow offenders to go free  Home Office said it was working with police to ‘assess the impact’ of the glitch Omissions appear to … Read more

Apple Watch could add fingerprint biometrics either in the side knob or underneath the display 

Apple could add Touch ID to its Apple Watch, eliminating the need to type in a passcode. A new report suggests the tech giant could add fingerprint biometrics to either the digital crown or under the screen. Consumers may see the new technology in the Apple Watch Series 7, which is also said to have … Read more

Halfords launches the world’s first FINGERPRINT activated steering lock costing £60 

With keyless car theft on the rise, Halfords has today launched a new product that it hopes can tackle the spate of high-tech vehicle crime Britain. The Fingerprint T-Bar Steering Lock – which costs £59.99 – is the world’s first security device activated by a driver’s fingerprint using biometric technology you’d expect to see developed by Q … Read more