US tourists face fingerprinting, facial scans starting today (www.newsweek.com)
from throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to world@lemmy.world on 10 Apr 16:38
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Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca on 10 Apr 16:44 next collapse

And there will still be morons who think visiting the US is fine.

HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works on 10 Apr 16:49 next collapse

I’m with the other millions of Canucks who will never, EVER step foot in the US again.

Bbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.world on 10 Apr 16:52 collapse

Article is about Europe

HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works on 10 Apr 17:40 collapse

My bad. Should’ve read the article instead of going on the title alone.

Bbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.world on 10 Apr 17:56 collapse

Its the titles fault, i thought the same too

Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca on 10 Apr 18:46 collapse

Same.

Bbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.world on 10 Apr 16:52 collapse

This article is about a Europe system

criscodisco@lemmy.world on 10 Apr 17:51 next collapse

And not limited to just US tourists as the headline implies. Garbage journalism.

Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca on 10 Apr 18:45 collapse

Oh, well that makes sense then. I wouldn’t want them in my country either. Carry on.

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Bbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.world on 10 Apr 16:53 collapse

Europe?

[deleted] on 10 Apr 16:55 collapse
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PiraHxCx@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 10 Apr 16:50 next collapse

Your face and your fingerprint was already in the passport they scanned though…

RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world on 10 Apr 17:56 next collapse

I don’t think your fingerprint is in your passport.

blitzen@lemmy.ca on 10 Apr 18:02 next collapse

It is if you’ve ever picked up your passport.

YaDownWitCPP@lemmy.world on 10 Apr 18:22 collapse

First thing I do in the morning is put on a fresh pair of gloves for the day.

k_rol@lemmy.ca on 10 Apr 18:50 collapse

Do you know for a fact that you’ve never sleep walked and held your passport?

YaDownWitCPP@lemmy.world on 10 Apr 19:19 collapse

I do! Because I’ve never bothered getting a passport…

DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world on 10 Apr 18:02 collapse

I’m certain your fingerprint isn’t on my passport.

realitista@lemmus.org on 10 Apr 18:09 collapse

No, no, no. You totally misunderstood. They will fingerprint your face.

Bbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.world on 10 Apr 16:53 next collapse

First sentence in the article

Americans traveling to Europe are now encountering major changes at border crossings as the European Union’s long‑planned Entry/Exit System (EES) has officially come into force. 

Confusing headline

Amberskin@europe.pub on 10 Apr 17:24 next collapse

So they will ‘face’ the same stuff Europeans used to ‘face’ when entering the US.

So?

theherk@lemmy.world on 10 Apr 17:40 collapse

What do you mean “so”? It’s just… news. A thing that’s happening that people might want to know about.

RIotingPacifist@lemmy.world on 10 Apr 17:58 next collapse

I get that it feels good to give Americans a taste of their own survailance border, but this is bad, building a survailance network “at the border” will inevitably expand inwards.

daannii@lemmy.world on 10 Apr 19:06 collapse

I had a student visa for the UK back in 2018. I had to go to st.louis (3 hr drive) and get both my palms/fingers and my face scanned.

When I arrived in the UK, the university also scanned my palms/fingers to make sure they matched. I can’t recall if my face was scanned again. I thought it was overkill but they apparently had a problem with people coming in with student visas and never attending university.

I found this unlikely because to get my visa I had to not only prove I had enough finances for the tuition but living expenses amounting to around 30,000 USD. For the year I would be there. (I was getting fasfa loan money and they accepted this).

I also paid nearly $800 USD for the visa and healthcare that was required.

Oh and the classrooms had scanners on them and I had to scan my ID for every attendance. To prove I was attending classes.

And I was doing a research program so after 6 months I wasn’t attending classes, just doing research. So not scanning my ID anywhere. And I got a notice I would be deported in 30 days if I wasn’t attending. I had to call them up and explain the situation. And then I just started scanning my ID on random doors every day. Just to be sure I didn’t get flagged again.