1.   By the end of the decade, the Justice Department intends to have additional technology to electronically transfer the digital fingerprint images to the FBI.

2.   Other initiatives include a plan to reduce fraud by taking computerized fingerprint images of those applying for welfare.

3.   The next time you log on, a box appears on your PC screen prompting you to supply a fingerprint image.

4.   The technology, which uses an electronic scanner to record fingerprint images, attempts to prevent people from getting duplicate benefits under assumed names.

5.   You establish a password account with Midas and scan a fingerprint image to be used as your password.

6.   The fingerprint image is discarded, and the points are assigned numbers.