http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/crime/story.jsp?story=601968
People suspected of crimes would be forced to give their fingerprints to police using roadside scanners under new rules planned by the Home Office. Tiny electronic fingerprint scanners that are being adopted by the police can identify known criminals in minutes.
Anyone suspected of a crime and without good identification would have to place their forefingers on the devices, linking to the records of nearly six million offenders and suspects.
