"I wish we just had fingerprint scanners"

[AndreaGail]

This is what my teller at WF nonschalantly mentioned to her supervisor who was training her on the job today ::)

Since they need to see a form of id and i dont have a debit or atm card she saw my drivers liscense and i guess she thought that process took too long or something

some people..

[MNeagle]

& when they do, SHE won't have a job!

Dingaling.

[Twisted Titan]

Off Topic but I couldnt resist............


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MLBfwblps8

[Awoke]

OTTAWA – Canada's public safety minister has gone public with his appeal for provincial and municipal police forces to buy electronic fingerprint-scanning equipment.

And the Ottawa Police Service has answered the call.

Minister Vic Toews said Tuesday using fingerprint scanners, aptly named Livescan units, will dramatically speed up the vulnerable sector background security checks often required for people wanting to work or volunteer with children, seniors and the disabled.

Last summer, the government brought in tougher criteria for the security screenings, which has meant nearly a 6,000% increase in the number of fingerprint checks the RCMP are required to do.

"Some people have to wait several months before being able to take jobs as teachers or volunteers or as hockey coaches while their identity is being confirmed," Toews said. "This (Livescan) system allows police from anywhere in Canada to submit fingerprints electronically to the RCMP. If the individual's fingerprints do not match a criminal holding, police agencies will be able to receive the results electronically within minutes."

The feds, though, won't pony up any cash for the machines, having already paid about $130 million to set up the system on the RCMP's end.

One Livescan machine can run up to $15,000 for what Toews called the "Cadillac model."

But Ottawa Police Chief Vern White said although they've only started using their Livescan unit, they're already seeing a huge saving in staff time.

Ultimately, he said, the increased fingerprint checks aren't a nuisance at all, and in fact provide better security for the most vulnerable citizens, which is what the checks are meant to do in the first place.

"You can change your name easily. You can change your name quickly. You can't do either when it comes to your fingerprints," he said. "Our goal is to protect the most vulnerable in the community."

In addition to Ottawa, there are 20 other police forces currently using Livescan technology.

bryn.weese@sunmedia.ca




Feel safer yet?
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http://www.torontosun.com/news/canada/2011/02/15/17290051.html