Biometric authentication has become a core part of modern identity verification. From digital onboarding and access control ...

The gold standards of forensic science are losing their luster. Unchallenged for decades, the reputation of fingerprint comparison, bullet matching and like evidence seemed secure. Historical ...

CHICAGO -- In a 2004 series "Forensics Under the Microscope," the Chicago Tribune found that a number of forensic disciplines, including some used in police stations and courtrooms every day, relied ...

If you get stopped by the police in Houston, it will take them just 16 seconds to compare your fingerprints to the 2 million that are in a database of terrorists, sex offenders, criminals with ...

One day soon, it may not matter that you lost the house key or can't find all five documents required to renew your driver's license. Instead, you'll need just your fingerprints for identification.

How do lawyers view forensic evidence? And how do individuals who make up juries view forensic evidence? Some lawyers complain of a CSI effect, in which jurors expect that every case should involve ...

Rubin and Winton are Times staff writers. Late on the morning of April 14, 2006, a troubling letter rolled off the fax machine in the harried, disordered fingerprint unit of the Los Angeles Police ...