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| 2004-11-23 | |
| Starting from the end of 2005, all American passports will be equipped with a contact-less chip (IOL 486) that will permit wireless access of data through new radio frequency technology. So reports Intelligence Online, in a brief piece in their November 5, 2004 issue (N. 487). The passports will permit border personnel to automatically call up the full identity of the holder along with biometric information. Initially, the biometric data will be photographs, but fingerprints and even the iris of the holder's eye are expected to be included eventually. The reliability of fingerprint identification and the large size of existing data bases of fingerprints make the inclusion of fingerprint information the most likely next step.
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| Posted by:headland |
| #6 I left Samizdata about 2.5 years ago Uh oh.... it can't have been that long? No! It's the compressed time effect again! |
| Posted by: Bill Peterson 2004-11-23 4:52:53 PM |
| #5 I'm with .com. I left Samizdata about 2.5 years ago (and came to RB) cos I got tired of fighting with the Libertarians over this. A revolution in security is coming and I can see in my lifetime a dramatic reduction in many forms of crime if only we don't let the f**kwit 'civil libertarians' get in the way. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2004-11-23 2:49:18 PM |
| #4 yeah right...it would explode over Pakistan |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-11-23 1:15:36 PM |
| #3 Does this mean that eventually a satellite will be able to send out a pulse, and find all the passports that have been stolen? |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2004-11-23 1:02:03 PM |
| #2 Lol! Mew! Mew! Mew! Pfeh. Funny how someone can always come up with a reason (lame or otherwise) against doing the obvious - to make it sound as if there's something unreasonable about doing it. Bull Shit. I don't want some asshat jihadi to get in and do damage, kill people, whatever so some cheesedick can dodge a parking ticket. Wotta lame 'tard. ------------------------------------------------- Here's the Crux of the Biscuit for the Terminally Stupid: 1) The laws we must obey haven't changed. 2) The ability of law enforcement to discover law-breaking and identify law-breakers has changed. ------------------------------------------------- Got it? If you're not a dickhead scofflaw, you have nothing new to worry about - so quit squealing like a baby and lying like doggies, k? |
| Posted by: .com 2004-11-23 12:42:59 PM |
| #1 "Sir, you've got an unpaid parking ticket in Oshkosh, WI. We can't let you back into the US unless you make a payment immediately. We accept cash or credit cards, no checks." |
| Posted by: gb506 2004-11-23 12:25:34 PM |