DNA: Desi 'plastic surgery' of fingerprints
In Hyderabad, police have caught a gang that used to change fingerprints of people. In Hyderabad, when a racket changing the fingerprints of hands for Rs 25,000 was busted, then their modus operandi came openly in front of the police and they too were in shock.
Sep 02, 2022, 23:58 PM IST
Paper 'fingerprints' can prevent forgery of documents
Just by taking a picture of a paper document and analysing the translucent patterns revealed when a light shines through paper, researchers have been able to identify a unique 'texture' fingerprint for every single sheet of paper.
May 25, 2017, 16:23 PM IST
Glowing fingerprints to help nail criminals
Researchers believe that the new technique could save time and cost of investigations.
Oct 22, 2015, 17:43 PM IST
Fingerprints can reveal your ancestral background
It is possible to identify an individual's ancestral background based on his or her fingerprint characteristics, new research has found."This is the first study to look at this issue at this level of detail, and the findings are extremely promising," said senior study author Ann Ross, professor of anthropology at North Carolina State University in the US.
Sep 29, 2015, 19:11 PM IST
5.6 million fingerprints stolen in US personnel data hack: Govt
Hackers who stole security clearance data on millions of Defence Department and other U.S. government employees got away with about 5.6 million fingerprint records, some 4.5 million more than initially reported, the government said on Wednesday.
Sep 24, 2015, 02:17 AM IST
Hacker develops way to copy fingerprints using digital camera
A member of Europe's oldest hacker collective, the Chaos Computer Club has claimed to have developed a method to copy fingerprints using a common digital camera.
Dec 30, 2014, 19:06 PM IST
