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'Server in The Sky' - FBI Wants Palm Prints, Eye Scans, Tattoo Mapping

Kelli Arena and Carol Cratty write on CNN.com:

The FBI is gearing up to create a massive computer database of people's physical characteristics, all part of an effort the bureau says to better identify criminals and terrorists.

But it's an issue that raises major privacy concerns -- what one civil liberties expert says should concern all Americans.

The bureau is expected to announce in coming days the awarding of a $1 billion, 10-year contract to help create the database that will compile an array of biometric information -- from palm prints to eye scans.

posted by Fergie @ 2/04/2008 05:18:00 PM