Like most (if not all) Hackaday readers, I like to know how the technology I use works. I’m always amazed, for example, how many otherwise smart people have no idea how the cellphone network works ...

The Sacramento State Police Department's Service Center is located in the University Union. The Service Center offers Live Scan Fingerprinting Services to the Campus community and general public. Live ...

Mace Security International introduces its XPrint digital fingerprint scanning station for law enforcement agencies. The XPrint line of smart live scan stations will allow law enforcement and private ...

A staple on smartphones for a few years now, it has only been recently that personal computers have started embracing fingerprint scanners for security. Actually, the hardware has become more ...

The words “biometric fingerprint scanning” are never going to fill seats or win fans. It’s a technical phrase that sounds boring, and we’ve been seeing biometric scanners in odd electronics for years ...

In the near future, your finger may no longer need to press up against an inkpad in order to provide your identity. A recent report from Wired takes a look at "contactless fingerprinting" technology, ...