Fwd - 10 Fingerprints: Data Overkill in Nigeria's Voter Election Registration Process February 14, 2011

Intriguing story from ICTworks by Inveneo -

http://www.ictworks.org/news/2011/01/17/10-fingerprints-data-overkill-nigerias-voter-election-registration-process?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Ictworks+%28ICTWorks%29

10 Fingerprints: Data Overkill in Nigeria's Voter Election Registration Process

In the excitement leading up to April's presidential election in Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) may have gotten a little carried away with its mandate to have a clean and fair elections. In the INEC voter registration process, prospective registrants are required at scan all 10 of their fingerprints, one at a time, using a small livescan fingerprint reader.

You can see the scanning process in this video from Michael Olafusi. You can also see where this process is going to create at least 3 big issues.

(Continued - with video - at  http://www.ictworks.org/news/2011/01/17/10-fingerprints-data-overkill-nigerias-voter-election-registration-process?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Ictworks+%28ICTWorks%29 )