[ale] [OFF TOPIC] (You've been warned) TSA wants your fingerprints

[Geoffrey]

Paul Cartwright wrote:
> On Thu May 28 2009, Sean wrote:
>> I'm guessing nearly everyone here has seen the Slashdot
>> aritcle pointing out that the TSA will in June begin insisting on
>> fingerprinting all U.S. citizens leaving Hartsfield Airport for
>> destinations abroad.
> 
> anyone that has a permit to carry a weapon already has their fingerprints in a 
> gov't database. I think it is a GOOD thing. illegals won't like it, because 
> it puts them in the system.

I would not think it's a good thing.  So you go into the neighborhood 
store and pick up a pack of beer.  You leave your fingerprint on the 
door frame.  You leave, someone walks in, shoots the clerk in the head, 
robs the place and leaves.  Now you're a suspect because they can track 
you down by way of your fingerprint.  Sure, you can likely shoot holes 
in that scenario, but I personally don't think they need to have my 
fingerprints unless I've done something wrong.  As far as I'm concerned, 
taking my fingerprint for the sake of taking my fingerprint is an 
illegal search.

> 
> RANT ON !
> is there a cheap biometric fingerprint reader add-on, maybe USB, that works 
> with linux?? something that will import a KeepassX database would be 
> awesome:)
> 


-- 
Until later, Geoffrey

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