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

[Geoffrey]

William Fragakis wrote:
> Anyone who's worked in the financial industry has been fingerprinted - I
> was in 1982. The list of bankers on trial for sticking up Chevrons is
> pretty short.
> 
> Oh, after having watched way too much Law and Order, etc. you would not
> have had gun residue on your hands,

They would have to locate you in a reasonable amount of time to find gun 
residue.

> the video camera would probably show
> something else, and they'd pick up dozens of prints all over the
> place.

As I noted, you can shoot holes in the scenario.  I'm not going to spend 
the time to provide a more realistic one.  Point is, I still see it as 
an illegal search.

> Furthermore, take heed of the lesson from "My Cousin Vinny", drive a car
> with a rare differential.
> 
> regards,
> William
> 
> On Fri, 2009-05-29 at 06:43 -0400, Geoffrey wrote:
>> 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:)
>>>
>>
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Until later, Geoffrey

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