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The US has been doing that for about 15 years, based on laws (such as US-VISIT) passed after 9/11. Jan 2004: http://www.nbcnews.com/id/3875747/ns/us_news-secur
by adventured 7y ago
The US has been doing that for about 15 years, based on laws (such as US-VISIT) passed after 9/11.
Jan 2004: http://www.nbcnews.com/id/3875747/ns/us_news-security/t/us-begins-fingerprinting-most-visitors/ http://www.nbcnews.com/id/3875747/ns/us_news-security/t/us-b...
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/other-visa-categories/safety.html https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/other-vi...
https://epic.org/privacy/us-visit/ https://epic.org/privacy/us-visit/
- mysterypie 7y ago> The US has been doing that for about 15 years Except for US citizens and Canadians. Interestingly, Canada is the only country exempt from the US fingerprinting requirement, at least for tourism or business entry.
- ajdlinux 7y agoI would assume because they consider Canadians generally lower risk, have good relations with Canadian authorities, and really don't want to slow down the line at border crossings.