CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGIES FINGER PRINT READER Made by: Noor-e-Basr Class: XI

FINGER PRINT READER FINGER PRINT READER IS A DEVICE THAT WAS SOLD BY MICROSOFT PRIMARILY TARGETED AT HOME AND SMALL BUSINESS USERS WHICH HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. THE FIRST FINGER PRINT READER WAS RELEASED SEPTMBER, USERS OF FINGER PRINT READER COULD REGISTER ANY FINGER UP TO TEN SINCE THE SOFTWARE HAS THE CAPABILITY TO STORE ALL TEN FINGERS FOR A SINGLE USER. LOGIN NAMES AND PASSWORDS ASSOCIATED WITH REGISTERED FINGER PRINTS ARE STORED IN A DATA BASE LOCATED IN THE USER’S COMPUTER.

THE DEVICE COULD BE USEFUL IN A PUBLIC ENVIRONMENT, WHERE IT MAY PREVENT OTHERS FROM SEEING PASSWORDS FROM BEING KEYED IN. FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION KNOWN AS HAND PRINT IDENTIFICATION, IS THE PROCESS OF COMPARING TWO INSTANCES OF FRICTION RIDGE SKIN IMPRESSIONS, FOR HUMAN FINGERS OR TOES, OR EVEN THE PALM OF THE HAND OR SOLE OF THE FOOT TO DETERMINE WHETHER THESE IMPRESSIONS COULD HAVE COME FROM THE SAME INDIVIDUAL. FINGER PRINT READER

AN INTENTIONAL RECORDING OF FRICTION RIDGES IS USUALLY MADE WITH BLACK PRINTER’S INK ROLLED ACROSS A CONTRASTING WHITE BACKGROUND TYPICALLY A WHITE CARD. FINGER PRINT IMAGE ACQUISITION IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE MOST ARTIFICIAL STEP IN AN AUTOMATED FINGER PRINT AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, AS IT DETERMINES THE FINAL FINGER PRINT IMAGE QUALITY, WHICH HAS A DRASTIC EFFECT ON THE OVER ALL SYSTEM PERFORMANCE.

VARIOUS SCHOOLS HAVE IMPLEMENTED FINGER PRINT LOCKS OR MADE A RECORD OF CHILDREN’S FINGER PRINTS. IN THE UNITED KINGDOM THERE HAVE BEEN FINGER PRINT LOCKS IN HOLLAND PARK SCHOOL IN LONDON, AND CHILDREN’S FINGER PRINTS ARE STORED IN DATA BASES. THE NON- GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS [NGO] PRIVACY INTERNATIONAL IN 2002 MADE THE CAUTIONARY ANNOUNCEMENT THAT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF UK SCHOOL CHILDREN WERE BEING FINGER PRINTED BY SCHOOLS, OFTEN WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT OF THEIR PARENTS. FINGER PRINT READER