1995-08-29 - Re: Florida Drivers Permits and a Hello

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From: d-jones@ix.netcom.com (Dave)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Message Hash: fed064f21a79fc750d77415451af565d14a30c114ced6311e5f50a6b102d7098
Message ID: <199508291933.MAA22876@ix3.ix.netcom.com>
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UTC Datetime: 1995-08-29 19:35:40 UTC
Raw Date: Tue, 29 Aug 95 12:35:40 PDT

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From: d-jones@ix.netcom.com (Dave)
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 95 12:35:40 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: Florida Drivers Permits and a Hello
Message-ID: <199508291933.MAA22876@ix3.ix.netcom.com>
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>What possible value could the LEAs get by having your thumbprint digitally
>encoded on your driver's license?  It's not like the average cop-on-the-beat
>is qualified to lift a fingerprint and compare it.  Even if he was, how
>does it benefit that the fingerprint is on the license?
>
>This seems silly.

There are device that will electronicly read fingerprints available now.  So
with such a device, the LEO would know instantly if you were who you said
that you were.

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• 1995-08-29 (Tue, 29 Aug 95 12:35:40 PDT) - Re: Florida Drivers Permits and a Hello - d-jones@ix.netcom.com (Dave)
  • 1995-08-29 (Tue, 29 Aug 95 14:01:51 PDT) - Re: Florida Drivers Permits and a Hello - Brad Dolan <bdolan@use.usit.net>
    • 1995-08-30 (Tue, 29 Aug 95 18:42:56 PDT) - Re: Florida Drivers Permits and a Hello - Duncan Frissell <frissell@panix.com>
    • 1995-08-30 (Tue, 29 Aug 95 22:11:34 PDT) - Re: Florida Drivers Permits and a Hello - roy@cybrspc.mn.org (Roy M. Silvernail)