Fingerprints have been considered the gold standard for personal identification since the 19th century because they are:
Completely unique
Established at birth
Impossible to fake
They are so trusted, law enforcement officers submit fingerprints as evidence in criminal proceedings.
To consolidate their efforts, the FBI maintains the Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS), the only consolidated database of fingerprints available for US citizens.
FBI Background Checks – the most accurate option for criminal background checks
Who is More Reliable?
The Applicant? Someone with information they would rather not disclose doesn’t need to lie to avoid detection. They can simply omit inconvenient facts like where they lived, aliases, or past convictions.
The Internet? Internet-based search options rely on algorithms, which can only find whatever disjointed, unedited, often outdated information is posted on the internet from various databases
The FBI? FBI Background Checks pull their information directly from the same source as law enforcement. AFIS, a consolidated database comprised of submissions from law enforcement jurisdictions throughout the country.