Homeland Security To Scan Citizens Exiting US

An anonymous reader writes "The US Department of Homeland Security is set to kickstart a controversial new pilot to scan the fingerprints of travellers departing the United States. From June, US Customs and Border Patrol will take a fingerprint scan of travellers exiting the United States from Detroit, while the US Transport Security Administration will take fingerprint scans of international travellers exiting the United States from Atlanta. The controversial plan to scan outgoing passengers — including US citizens — was allegedly hatched under the Bush Administration. An official has said it will be used in part to crack down on the US population of illegal immigrants."

Comments

Re:One step at a time . . .

[vux984]

You can see how they take little baby steps. One at a time. In ten years imagine what will be happening.

Border lineups will be days long, and the government will be suing SAP for promising that it would work, based on a fraudulent tech demo that's gone missing?

maybe those who are complaining can explain:

[__aarzwb9394]

"Why do you hate America?"(TM) so much that you want to leave?

Can't wait for the first 'catch'

[superdave80]

Brave Homeland Security Officer: Place your thumb here.
Traveler: Ok.
*Presses thumb to scanner*
Brave Homeland Security Officer: Ah-ha! This says that you are in this country illegally! I've got you now!
Traveler/Illegal immigrant: Sooooo... since I'm not allowed to be in this country, do you want me to get on my plane and leave, or what?
Brave Homeland Security Officer: Yes! And, um, never come back! That'll teach you!
Traveler/Illegal immigrant: Yes, this punishment of being delayed from my flight for 30 seconds has surely made me so uncomfortable that I won't ever sneak back into this country. You win.

Re:Idiocy

[Anonymous Coward]

I know that you are trying to be fescisious

The word you were looking for there is "facetious", Sparky, not "fescisious".

Does your Dad know you're posting from his Slashdot account?

Re:Idiocy

[Mr. Slippery]

In addition, many Israelis look much like the Arabs who hate them.

And, of course, vice-versa.

Maybe that's the problem: ol' Jehovah couldn't tell which group of Semites he was promising the land to, they all look alike to him after all.