BBC:
A new hand held device which checks fingerprints is being used by police in Derbyshire, it has been confirmed.
The Lantern, which is roughly the size of a small shoebox, can check the identity of an individual against police records in two minutes.
More worryingly
“Secondly, in normal circumstances if a person stopped is unable to verify who they are they are arrested, taken to a police station and have their fingerprints taken in custody
I’m not sure if I should be pleased with this news…
The ID cards will probably still be introduced if the Gov. gets its’ way call me a cynic, but there’s probably more money to be made out of ID cards that just making a load of these machines.