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EU Plans to Require Biometrics for Visitors

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the tourism-killers dept.

bushwhacker2000 writes to tell us that the EU may soon be requiring travelers to provide biometric data before crossing into Europe. They are trying to soften the blow by offering "streamlined" services for frequent travelers but the end result seems the same. "The proposals, contained in draft documents examined by the International Herald Tribune and scheduled to go to the European Commission on Wednesday, were designed to bring the EU visa regime into line with a new era in which passports include biometric data. The commission, the EU executive, argues that migratory pressure, organized crime and terrorism are obvious challenges to the Union and that the bloc's border and visa policy needs to be brought up to date."

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  1. Hmm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Doesn't sound so bad to me, a few peices of my soul for a chance to visit a place where my American dollars are now worth crap and I widely disliked... Indeed, a win win proposition.

    1. Re:Hmm by Creepy · · Score: 2, Funny

      yeah, and any day I expect the US to adopt the biometric anal probe

      ah sir, just bend over and keep your pants down - this is a two part deal - no two anal linings are alike and we need to be sure you didn't shove weapons of mass destruction up there!

      ah, sir, is that what I think it is? I need to remove and confiscate this socket wrench set and duct tape... you can keep the hamster, but you really should transport pets in a pet container. Have a nice day!

  2. Same result by Rik+Sweeney · · Score: 4, Funny

    They are trying to soften the blow by offering "streamlined" services for frequent travelers but the end result seems the same

    Translation: we want Americans to know what it feels like when we try and enter their country.

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  3. BIO data? I think I know what I'll give them. by TheGratefulNet · · Score: 4, Funny

    its like the old story about a guy who goes to the doctor.


    the doctor says, "I'll need a stool stample, a blood sample, a urine sample and a semen sample."

    the guy says to the doc, "here's my underwear; YOU sort it out!"


    something tells me, though, that customs folks don't quite have any sense of humor... but that's the kind of 'bio data' I'd like to give them.

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  4. Bio-metrics? by blue+l0g1c · · Score: 1, Funny

    I prefer bio-imperials, thankyouverymuch.

  5. The dark night of fascism by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    The dark night of fascism is always falling on America, but it always lands in Europe.

    That said the only way fascist totalitarianism will come to America is via the smiley face of liberalism.