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Yes, they're definitely doing this to help you, the hoi polloi whose data is being harvested.

• jimbo808 1y ago
  Do you not realize how much of a constant, non-trivial challenge identifying foreign nationals is for immigration officials? Forged identities, corrupt/bribed document offices, stolen identites, state-backed agents, etc are all a constant threat. These are not citizens, these are foreigners electing to seek the privilege of entering a country that is not their own. Using technology to mitigate these very real threats should not be controversial. We do it with fingerprints.
  • clanky 1y ago
    > Do you not realize how much of a constant, non-trivial challenge identifying foreign nationals is for immigration officials? ... These are not citizens, these are foreigners electing to seek the privilege of entering a country that is not their own. Who cares? You used to not even need a passport at all for international travel.
    • jimbo808 1y ago
      Yeah because international travel was fucking hard, took weeks or months, killed half your party, and I'm going to go out on a limb and guess you didn't exactly have a welcoming party anywhere you went. What a wild take.
      • clanky 11mo ago
        Welcoming parties aren't actually a thing, but if you think they are we could always just get rid of those.