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Weird. I just travelled from Minneapolis, to Atlanta, and back again and I'm all but certain I did not actually touch ANYTHING in any airport.
by ChikkaChiChi 13y ago
Weird. I just travelled from Minneapolis, to Atlanta, and back again and I'm all but certain I did not actually touch ANYTHING in any airport.
- joakleaf 13y agoWhen you enter the US, you've had to give your finger prints for many years now. I've even been scanned once leaving. That means they have a database of all US and non-US citizen's who has entered the country. I am not a US citizen, but I don't understand why Americans have never complained about it?
- tedunangst 13y agoCitizens aren't fingerprinted.
- joakleaf 13y agoIn that case, I stand corrected and I am sorry about that. However, it does sound like it would be really easy for the US government to convince everybody that citizens should also have their finger prints scanned to confirm their identity. In fact it is really really odd that they only scan foreigners to confirm their identity.
- ubernostrum 13y agoThe US isn't the only country that does this. Japan does it too, at least.
- tedunangst 13y agoYou didn't have to take off your shoes and put them through the DNA extraction device disguised as an x-ray machine?
- ChikkaChiChi 13y agoFunny, except for the fact that I managed to look angry enough about the whole process that I did get a pat down. I still get a kick out the the XKCD battery comic...