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		paulgerhardt on July 17, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Facial recognition false positives lead to license... So while it appears Massachusetts does collect fingerprints, from this article it would seem that the software does not or is not very effective at cross referencing them with photographs. Similar case from 1903: http://www.futilitycloset.com/2011/04/29/mistaken-identity-2... which "became a strong argument in favor of the new science of fingerprinting."

Anechoic on July 17, 2011 [–]

So while it appears Massachusetts does collect fingerprints

For driver's licenses? Not as far as I know - I've never been fingerprinted for a MA license.

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