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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨If a criminal says a cop planted drugs or whatever on them why don't they ask for a finger print test? And vice versa a cop could also request it to clear up everything?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Besides all the other arguments, fingerprints aren’t like the movies. You need a reasonably flat surface to get a fingerprint from.

  Getting a fingerprint from a house or a car to prove that someone was there at some point, any time in the past, is possible. Getting a fingerprint from a plastic baggy to prove someone held it would be much harder.

  The distortions would make it extremely hard to match against a database. If they compare it to you then it might show a match, so if you’re a suspect they might make a direct comparison. If they compare it to the cop? Remember the cop is innocent until proven guilty, so they can’t compel them to give fingerprints for comparison. Yes, they could be in a database, but remember the distortion makes it hard to automatically find this.

  Any lab work has a cost, and police are lazy. They aren’t going to spend time or money trying to solve a case. They go with best effort.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Israel and Hamas reach Gaza ceasefire deal to end 15-month war⁩ ⁨⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Of course they do. Just in time for Trump to be able to say he had a hand in making it happen.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨How the hell do I sign up for facebook?⁩ ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  There are options for additional checks they could explore that are less creepy.

  1. Make someone pay a one time charge. This might not give you the full details but the transaction gives more data, and shows someone is willing to back up their request for access with a paper trail which has fraud protection laws.
  2. Third party verification services. Like your bank, who already have details about you. There just needs to be a way for them to vouch for you. Credit reporting agencies probably already do this, but I kinda think this is almost creepier than giving Facebook a video.
  3. Verifying the email attached to your account is a good first step.

  In the meantime I think knowing the password should at least get you logged in enough for account maintenance. You should be able to set the entire account private and take it offline with limited toggles. Restoring full access would require the additional verification.