Fingerprinting at UK airports?
Discussion
Oakey said:
Really? You aren't somewhat concerned how her fingerprint came to be at the scene of a murder in a house she'd never been in? And you can't see how the authoritites having everyones fingerprints regardless of whether they are criminals or not might be a problem given the above?
ETA: It's worth noting that despite her being aquitted, they refused to admit they'd made a mistake until 2011 when they finally apologised;
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west...
I'd be slightly concerned if there was some link between the electronic One finger at the airport and the Scottish Fingerprint bureau. As there isn't I fail to see the connection ( literally). I would have thought that if the authorities really wanted a selection of my fingerprints, all they have to do is retain my boarding pass. After all if they do that, they have my DNA as well.ETA: It's worth noting that despite her being aquitted, they refused to admit they'd made a mistake until 2011 when they finally apologised;
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west...
Edited by Oakey on Friday 6th July 10:08
Is '1984', the George Orwell book, on the school syllabus anymore?
I re-read it a few years back and it seems more apt to day than it ever did 25 years ago when I first read it.
If you've not read it, I urge you to. It's not a long book although I'm afraid it has no pictures for the youngeters to help keep their attention.
I read it when New Labour were at their peak and trying to roll out ID cards, it's almost like a blueprint of what Labour were trying to achieve.
I re-read it a few years back and it seems more apt to day than it ever did 25 years ago when I first read it.
If you've not read it, I urge you to. It's not a long book although I'm afraid it has no pictures for the youngeters to help keep their attention.
I read it when New Labour were at their peak and trying to roll out ID cards, it's almost like a blueprint of what Labour were trying to achieve.
neilr said:
If youve got nothing to hide then you've got te hright to live your life away from the prying eyes of government agents and agencies. Wake up.
I raised exactly the same point in the thread about employers tracking the private cars of employees and I wish you were there for me. Tracking of anything when you're doing nothing wrong is awful as a concept XCP said:
bulldong said:
I raised exactly the same point in the thread about employers tracking the private cars of employees and I wish you were there for me. Tracking of anything when you're doing nothing wrong is awful as a concept
What do you think your passport is for?Edited by andy_s on Friday 6th July 12:32
XCP said:
andy_s said:
Entering a foreign country, getting back into your own.
and that isn't tracking your movements?Edited by andy_s on Friday 6th July 12:32
bulldong said:
That is a method that is required for travelling. Tracking of vehicles and taking personal information etc is totally different.
What do mean by 'tracking of vehicles' and 'taking personal information etc'.The last time I went on a ferry to France this is pretty much exactly what happened.
Bohally said:
An airport is a public place though. If the finger printing helps crack down on drug smugglers or some towel head who's intent on blowing us up then I don't see the issue.
Yes, because it's clearly the case that every bomb-carrying extemist has already handed over their fingerprint records. Good grief.
PoleDriver said:
For the last few years I have been flying, on average, twice a month. The only time I've ever had fingerprints taken when going into USA. Even then it was done electronically, so no inky fingers involved.
Pointless thread is pointless!
Not pointless at all. It was a legitimate question given the widely reported intention to fingerprint us all at UK airports.Pointless thread is pointless!
Seems it has not yet come to pass though I haven't seen any official retraction of the plan
Piersman2 said:
Is '1984', the George Orwell book, on the school syllabus anymore?
I re-read it a few years back and it seems more apt to day than it ever did 25 years ago when I first read it.
If you've not read it, I urge you to. It's not a long book although I'm afraid it has no pictures for the youngeters to help keep their attention.
I read it when New Labour were at their peak and trying to roll out ID cards, it's almost like a blueprint of what Labour were trying to achieve.
I thought the same thing at the time.I re-read it a few years back and it seems more apt to day than it ever did 25 years ago when I first read it.
If you've not read it, I urge you to. It's not a long book although I'm afraid it has no pictures for the youngeters to help keep their attention.
I read it when New Labour were at their peak and trying to roll out ID cards, it's almost like a blueprint of what Labour were trying to achieve.
And Mr Orwell's name was Blair too. Spooky?
Tafia said:
PoleDriver said:
For the last few years I have been flying, on average, twice a month. The only time I've ever had fingerprints taken when going into USA. Even then it was done electronically, so no inky fingers involved.
Pointless thread is pointless!
Not pointless at all. It was a legitimate question given the widely reported intention to fingerprint us all at UK airports.Pointless thread is pointless!
Seems it has not yet come to pass though I haven't seen any official retraction of the plan
"Does any one know if this fingerprinting at airports is still going on even for those on domestic flights?"
It couldn't be going on because it never started!
However, it does seem to have lead to an interesting discussion, so I retract my original statement on those grounds!
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