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US Expands Fingerprint and Mugshot Program for Visitors
prakslash writes "The US State Department has expanded its anti-terrorist fingerprinting program to include visitors from close US allies such as the UK, Australia, France, Germany and Japan. Everytime a visitor enters or leaves the US, they will have to get their mugshot and fingerprints taken - something that used to be mainly limited to your local police precinct. More news can be found here and here. In addition to the huge costs involved, one has to wonder if this will affect tourism to this country." Hmmm, a huge database of digital mugshots and digital fingerprints, which will be kept forever - hope we have enough RAM to search through it quickly and constantly.
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We have the right to know who is entering our country. People don't have the right to visit freely. We also happen to be a country at war with Islamic fundamentalist, so it is kinda critical at the moment that we control our borders.
Get over it or just don't come here.
If your going to start quoting things from the history books that happened decades then I'll do the same to you. I'd stack my countries history against any European nation any day of the week.
Why don't we stick to current events -- you'll be better off that way.
I want peace on earth and goodwill toward man.
We are the United States Government! We don't do that sort of thing.