> 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

> 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/