Re: [privacy] US expands visitor fingerprinting to deter attacks

["Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rMslade () shaw ca>]

From:                   "Richard M. Smith" <rms () bsf-llc com>
Date sent:              Fri, 8 Sep 2006 17:12:22 -0400

> Does anyone know what happens to the fingerprint images of the folks who are not
> considered "terrorists"?  Are the images still retained in a database for
> possible future matching?

And, since terrorists sometimes operate in airports, then all fingerprints of people 
who go through airports will be retained, and compared against ...

(I think I need to go lie down, now.)

Honestly, my first thought on reading this was that it was some kind of hoax ...

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