"AJC" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 3 Apr 2004 07:55:44 -0600, "Quantum Foam Guy"
wrote:

"Oelewapper" wrote in message
...
Dear allies, welcome to the age of digital fascism... :

This is not "fascism", unless you're one of those morons who thinks
dealing
with the DMV and getting fingerprinted for a driver's license is
"fascism".

Having finger-prints taken for a driving licence? Maybe in Cuba, the
former DDR, or some other 'big brother' regime, but certainly not in
any free country. Finger-printing is for criminals.

Most US states started fingerprinting people applying for drivers licenses
(one electronic thumb print scan) in the early 1990s. This happened during
the Clinton administration. Fancy that.

This is the same system the VISIT program will use. It's not inconvenient,
unless you think spending two seconds pressing your finger to a glass
surface is inconvenient. If you object to it due to your ethics and
principles, I respect your opinion. Enjoy your vacation in Australia or
elsewhere this summer. Just remember that this same process will soon be
used in other countries that are on the Islamicist hit lists. That's why
you're not hearing a big stink from European leaders about the program. They
will be monitoring US-VISIT to see how to best implement similar programs in
the near future. Doubt me? Watch and see what happens.

Personally, I'd be more concerned about my privacy in Europe with so much
closed-circuit television monitoring and the facial recognition technology
they use. Like this:
http://www.spy.org.uk/n-mandrake.htm

For those who fear Big Brother, that's a true sphincter-tingler. I certainly
don't care if EU customs people want to take my fingerprint at the airport
when it confirms my identity and proves to the local government that I'm not
a criminal. In fact, with the threat of terrorism we all face I would prefer
it if they did so. The ability to track my movements around the country once
I've arrived for no legitimate legal reason frightens me.