Fingerprinting attracts more folklore than almost any other routine process. Some of it comes from film, some from genuine confusion about who holds what. These articles take the common assumptions one at a time and explain what is actually true, and why the system was built the way it was.
Can Someone Steal Your Fingerprints to Steal Your Identity?
What is actually stored, who can read it, and why a fingerprint is not the master key people imagine.
If You Removed Your Fingerprints, Could You Get Away With It?
The myth is older than modern identification. The reality involves how ridge detail regenerates and what examiners look at.
Don’t They Already Have My Fingerprints?
A reasonable question with a counterintuitive answer, and one of the most frequent objections we hear at an appointment.