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By Clay Neely Through the use of asset forfeiture, the Coweta County Sheriff’s Office has added another tool to help investigators identify possible criminals. Last week, members from the sheriff’s office began utilizing two new Data Works Plus Rapid-ID systems. The technology utilizes a smartphone to run fingerprints through a local database in order to reveal possible aliases, physical descriptions and possibly mugshots. If police believe someone is lying about their identity, or can’t produce a valid ID, the Rapid-ID will help determine who they are. The device can also be used to help identify a deceased person if needed. Results are returned almost instantly. When the information is captured by the device, it is compared against local and national databases. Similar technology for fingerprint identification has been around several years, but the capabilities of the Rapid-ID recently turned some heads at the sheriff's office. The devices were used during a pr...

Asian farmers and voters ready to reap benefits of new technology Hara incentivizes farmers to provide certain data by making it redeemable for digital tokens that can later be exchanged for fertilizer and other necessities. (Courtesy of Hara Token) By JUSTINA LEE and ERI SUGIURA, Nikkei staff writers SINGAPORE/TOKYO -- After wiping the sweat off her brow and adjusting her straw hat, Liswati walks along one of her fields under Indonesia's hot tropical sun, eventually squatting down to inspect her crops. Instead of jotting down some notes with a pen and paper, she keys information about soil quality and other conditions into her smartphone. With very little effort, she has given thousands of others involved in Indonesian agriculture -- from government officials to nongovernmental organizations -- data that can be analyzed and possibly utilized to boost the country's farm output. The underlying technology? Block...