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0 pointsChikkaChiChi12y ago0 comments

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.

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joakleaf12y ago

When 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?

tedunangst12y ago

Citizens aren't fingerprinted.

joakleaf12y ago

In 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.

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tedunangst12y ago

You didn't have to take off your shoes and put them through the DNA extraction device disguised as an x-ray machine?

ChikkaChiChiOP12y ago

Funny, 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...

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joakleaf12y ago

When 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?

tedunangst12y ago

Citizens aren't fingerprinted.

joakleaf12y ago

In 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.

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tedunangst12y ago

You didn't have to take off your shoes and put them through the DNA extraction device disguised as an x-ray machine?

ChikkaChiChiOP12y ago

Funny, 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...

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