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Dept. of Homeland Security To Test Iris Scanners
SonicSpike writes "The Homeland Security Department plans to test futuristic iris scan technology that stores digital images of people's eyes in a database and is considered a quicker alternative to fingerprints. The department will run a two-week test in October of commercially sold iris scanners at a Border Patrol station in McAllen, Texas, where they will be used on illegal immigrants, said Arun Vemury, program manager at the department's Science and Technology branch. 'The test will help us determine how viable this is for potential (department) use in the future,' Vemury said."
Yeah, the fact is, you shouldn't need to have any body parts scanned to do most activities it amazes me we somehow think its "normal" to be scanned when entering or exiting a country. These things are peaceful activities that cause no harm. Our xenophobia is taken to extremes lately. This idea that entering or exiting a country is considered to be hostile is laughable, especially since things like the "Terror Watch List", secret things that anyone could be on and be unable to leave the country because they are suspected "terrorists".
Taxation is legalized theft, no more, no less.