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Mobilisa m2500 DefenseID System
As USA Today reported yesterday, the Clermont County, OH sheriff's department is mopping up the mean streets of Cincinnati with assistance from the very latest in crime-fighting techno-gadgetry. The newly deployed Mobilisa m2500 DefenseID system is a handheld scanner that reads the magnetic strip or barcode on state IDs, driver's licenses and passports. The system then checks the ID against 140 databases to instantly determine if it belongs to a fugitive, ex-con or documented sex offender. It also plugs the coppers into DEA and Immigration watch lists and can even run checks with photos snapped on a built-in camera when an ID isn't available.

But wait a minute. Isn't this just the kind of thing civil liberties advocates might have a problem with? You better believe it is! Read the full article for details.

From USA Today

Tags: civil liberties, CivilLiberties, law enforcement, LawEnforcement, police

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