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In quite a few countries upon visiting they take a photo of your face. Some also add finger prints. You cannot obscure that photo as they won't allow you to do
by wila 10y ago
In quite a few countries upon visiting they take a photo of your face. Some also add finger prints.
You cannot obscure that photo as they won't allow you to do so.
So yes this can be used against you, actually at th border it is only collected for that purpose, to be able to identify you as a possible suspect.
Adding big data in the picture does make it more scary as I don't believe it is completely reliable. If you've been tagged as a possible suspect you might find a nasty surprise upon leaving the country.
- peteretep 10y agoAs the only purpose? Isn't it a little bit more likely that they want to check the same person is using the same passport?
- occamrazor 10y agoThe passport already contains a photo to ensure that only the legitimate owner uses it.
- wila 10y agoWell, i don't believe they take the picture for your benefit. Actually also seen that a picture is also taken on exit. So yes there might be more reasons like making sure the biometrics match with what is stored in the rfid chip on the passport. But you can bet that the data is stored and will be mined when needed.
- hartpuff 10y agoHeathrow and maybe other UK airports, but not all, whether you're entering or exiting, will take (two) photos, AIUI, in order to verify the correct person is boarding the aircraft. Don't worry, they only keep your data for "as long as is necessary". http://www.heathrow.com/departures/security-and-baggage/flying-within-the-uk-and-ireland http://www.heathrow.com/departures/security-and-baggage/flyi...
- peteretep 10y ago> Well, i don't believe they take the picture for your > benefit Why would anyone believe that?
- my_first_acct 10y agoJust to spell out what was implied here: If a person enters a country multiple times, each time using a different passport under a different name, the government wants to know about it.