New fingerprints, new identity

More and more organisations are beginning to implement biometric systems for identification purposes in access control, and one of those uses is tracking people by their fingerprints when entering a country. But what happens if someone's fingerprints are changed? Doesn't seem reasonable? Think again. A Chinese woman was able to have her fingerprints changed through plastic surgery, and she was able to enter Japan while she was previously deported for an expired visa and listed in Japan with her 'old' fingerprints.

Source: http://thecybersleuth.blogspot.com/2009/12/plastic-surgery-changes-identity-by.html