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They do for GE. I'm not sure why they gave me a RFID card for it. I've always used my fingerprints and passport to get back in via that. I'm ok with the idea o

by monksy 9y ago

They do for GE. I'm not sure why they gave me a RFID card for it. I've always used my fingerprints and passport to get back in via that. I'm ok with the idea of an opt-in program like GE. With that you understand that your data is being scrutinized and that you're voluntarily giving them your image data+your biodata. I'm not cool with this new introduction of an exit verification as that it's not a formal thing and it's just being pushed on the populous. This kind of thing really makes you wonder when the American people became enemy combatants. (This has been happening for years)

ben1040 9y ago
>I'm not sure why they gave me a RFID card for it. The card is for crossing the border via car. You can use Global Entry at the NEXUS (when arriving from Canada) and SENTRI (inbound from Mexico) lanes, and the procedure there is you are to wave your RFID card across a reader as you approach the agent's booth.
- monksy 9y ago
  I don't think I have NEXUS or SENTRI endorsements. Also, I haven't gotten my car inspected for it either. (Another caveat to those, everyone in the car has to have a GE if you're going to do a land border crossing in a car with that)
  - tjohns 9y ago
    The NEXUS endorsement is for expedited entry into Canada. But without it, Global Entry still works for expedited re-entry back into the US. As for Mexico, you just need to register your vehicle on the GOES/TTP portal to use your Global Entry card in the SENTRI lanes. (The vehicle inspection requirement was dropped recently.)
- techsupporter 9y ago
  Only if you have passed the screening for NEXUS. Because NEXUS involves being interviewed and checked by authorities from both sides of the Canadian/United States border, and Global Entry doesn't, the benefit only goes one direction automatically. NEXUS members are also cleared for Global Entry but the reverse isn't automatically true.
freeflight 9y ago
> I'm ok with the idea of an opt-in program like GE. It isn't "opt-in" for non-US Americans, one of the reasons why I will probably never visit the US. > This kind of thing really makes you wonder when the American people became enemy combatants. (This has been happening for years) As opposed to everybody who just wants to visit the country? At this rate, I wouldn't be too surprised if 10 years from now they gonna require the full biometric program from foreign visitors: DNA, retina, face, fingerprints, speech samples and whatnot. I do understand the need for security and proper authentification, I just think these are often used as an excuse for building some kind of police state with a vast database of people with all their attributes from physical (biometrics) to mental (crawling social media). The last part might seem quite "out there", but it's quite real [0] and has already been for a while [1]. Also doesn't help that all of this reminds me way too much about biometric data programs the US military conducted in Iraq, still sitting on that data and using it [2]. [0] https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/01/us-approves-social-media-background-checks-for-visa-applicants/ https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/01/us-approves-social-media-b... [1] http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-16810312 http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-16810312 [2] https://www.wired.com/2011/12/iraq-biometrics-database/ https://www.wired.com/2011/12/iraq-biometrics-database/

by monksy 9y ago

ben1040 9y ago

>I'm not sure why they gave me a RFID card for it. The card is for crossing the border via car. You can use Global Entry at the NEXUS (when arriving from Canada) and SENTRI (inbound from Mexico) lanes, and the procedure there is you are to wave your RFID card across a reader as you approach the agent's booth.

monksy 9y ago
I don't think I have NEXUS or SENTRI endorsements. Also, I haven't gotten my car inspected for it either. (Another caveat to those, everyone in the car has to have a GE if you're going to do a land border crossing in a car with that)
- tjohns 9y ago
  The NEXUS endorsement is for expedited entry into Canada. But without it, Global Entry still works for expedited re-entry back into the US. As for Mexico, you just need to register your vehicle on the GOES/TTP portal to use your Global Entry card in the SENTRI lanes. (The vehicle inspection requirement was dropped recently.)
techsupporter 9y ago
Only if you have passed the screening for NEXUS. Because NEXUS involves being interviewed and checked by authorities from both sides of the Canadian/United States border, and Global Entry doesn't, the benefit only goes one direction automatically. NEXUS members are also cleared for Global Entry but the reverse isn't automatically true.

freeflight 9y ago

> I'm ok with the idea of an opt-in program like GE. It isn't "opt-in" for non-US Americans, one of the reasons why I will probably never visit the US. > This kind of thing really makes you wonder when the American people became enemy combatants. (This has been happening for years) As opposed to everybody who just wants to visit the country? At this rate, I wouldn't be too surprised if 10 years from now they gonna require the full biometric program from foreign visitors: DNA, retina, face, fingerprints, speech samples and whatnot. I do understand the need for security and proper authentification, I just think these are often used as an excuse for building some kind of police state with a vast database of people with all their attributes from physical (biometrics) to mental (crawling social media). The last part might seem quite "out there", but it's quite real [0] and has already been for a while [1]. Also doesn't help that all of this reminds me way too much about biometric data programs the US military conducted in Iraq, still sitting on that data and using it [2]. [0] https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/01/us-approves-social-media-background-checks-for-visa-applicants/ https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/01/us-approves-social-media-b... [1] http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-16810312 http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-16810312 [2] https://www.wired.com/2011/12/iraq-biometrics-database/ https://www.wired.com/2011/12/iraq-biometrics-database/