We love our customers, and we love to give back to the Mentalix community by providing the best products and service to each and every one of the organizations and agencies that rely on our systems to get the job done. If you’re a Mentalix customer, whether for many years or only a…
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2018 DPS Annual Error Rate Report
Read moreEvery month the Texas Department of Public Safety Electronic Arrest Reporting (EAR) Program compiles accuracy reports from live scan systems across the state, and every month the results of those reports are published on the TxDPS website. Let’s look at the annual numbers.
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Fake Fingers, Stolen Prints, and other Popular Biometric Myths.
Read moreAs the old saying goes, sometimes truth is stranger than fiction, but sometimes the truth is already pretty strange. Being able to identify someone in seconds using only their eyes or fingertips seems far-fetched, so it’s no surprise that biometrics would be mired in misinformation and misunderstanding. Myth 1: You can easily alter,…
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Biometric Blitz: The Expanding Applications of Identification
Read moreThe future is officially here – you can now buy a burger with your face. Since 2017, International fast food chain Caliburger has been testing new, fully automated ordering kiosks that use facial recognition to remember customer’s payment information and order history, all with just a look. Such an advancement sounds astonishing, or…
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Who You Say You Are: The Importance of Release Verification
Read moreIn an age of facial recognition, fingerprinting, and iris scanning, it’s easier than ever to know who is who. Famous cases of mistaken identity, like the 1903 case of Will and William West, two unrelated men whose identical measurements nearly got both of them life sentences, are becoming fewer and farther between. However, these steady…
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Eyes on the Prize: Iris Scanning Explained
Read moreIris scanners have long been a staple of super spy block busters and Hollywood heists. In the movies iris scanners are exceptionally high tech affairs, almost as expensive as the riches they’re designed to protect, relying on sweeping lasers and holographic overlays to thwart plucky thieves and rogue agents alike. In reality, iris…
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All-Inclusive is Palm-Inclusive: The Near Future of Printing
Read moreIf fingerprints are like snowflakes, then palm prints are like blizzards, positively packed with unique identifying information and almost impossible to miss. While fingerprints remain the gold standard of biometric data, the rise of palm prints in law enforcement, federal government, and financial institutions all point to a future of whole-hand scanning. …
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What is a Live Scan?
Read moreFingerprints have been used as a tool for law enforcement since the days of ancient china, where handprints and footprints were lifted from crime scenes then matched against suspects in the hopes of discerning guilt. While these early methods of forensic analysis were a bit crude (though there is at least one historic report of…
Recent Posts
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We Love Our Customers: The Ongoing Perks of Mentalix
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2018 DPS Annual Error Rate Report
January 16, 2019
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Gifts That Keep on Giving: How to Expand Your Live Scan
December 13, 2018
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Fake Fingers, Stolen Prints, and other Popular Biometric Myths.
November 15, 2018
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How Physical Archives Keep Cases Cold (and What You Can Do About It)
October 16, 2018
