1.  What three identity checks will police be able to do with the new hand-held recognition devices?

2.  What groups have been using this technology until now?  For what purposes do they use it?  (see para. 3, 12)

3.  What concerns do privacy advocates have with the use of this technology?

4.  Why do police agencies like Sheriff Babeu's in Pinal County, Arizona support the use of this technology?

5.  Re-read para. 13.  What do you think would be a problem if Google provided this technology to cell phone users?

6.  a) How did BI2 acquire the identity data it has in its database?
b)  From what other sources would BI2 like to acquire additional identity data?

7.  In the last para, Chief Conlon of Brockton, MA says he doesn't consider the mobile device to be an invasion of privacy. "It is just a picture. If you are out in public, I can take a picture of anybody," says Mr. Conlon, whose police department tested a prototype last summer and is planning to adopt the device. "Most people will say, 'I don't have anything to hide, go ahead.'"
Do you agree or disagree with Chief Conlon's assertion?  Explain your answer.

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