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2003-05-05 Britain

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Posted by Steve White 2003-05-05 12:42 am|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 just do us a favour and force the women to remove the scarf on the photo

Posted by Anon1 2003-05-05 01:41:29|| 2003-05-05 01:41:29|| Front Page Top

#2 Data stored in unsecured locations is still unsecured. Any location sophisticated enough to read a smart chip is sophisticated enough to have a network link.

Posted by Dishman 2003-05-05 06:17:19|| 2003-05-05 06:17:19|| Front Page Top

#3 IIUC, the biometric's are still beatable to those with the $ and know-how, they are most successful at preventing those not in the database from accessing - i.e : security entrances, computers, etc., but it will keep the midlevel riffraff out

Posted by Frank G 2003-05-05 08:43:15|| 2003-05-05 08:43:15|| Front Page Top

#4 In Bangkok I knew a lot of vacationing Brits who would sell their passports for beer money. The going rate on the street was about $250(US) and the British Embassy would cheerfully issue a new passport to replace the "lost" one for about $12(US).

On the other hand, the US Embassy charged a fee of close to $300 for replacing lost passports, and I certainly never "lost" mine!

Posted by Scooter McGruder 2003-05-05 11:54:58|| 2003-05-05 11:54:58|| Front Page Top

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