Ankesh,

Thanks for your thoughts.

When someone is arrested on a Criminal Charge they have their Photo taken and their Fingerprints. Upon entering the US I am subjected to the Same treatment a Criminal is, just by someone I do not call a Police Office - they are probably called Immigration Office or Insert-Name-Here Officer.

It is bad because for it to work - as you mentioned - it requires my Fingerprints to BE ON FILE. If they are on file and each Scan double checks that file, ALL my movements and the like are being recorded/tracked. I am Thus NOT FREE... and have NO PRIVACY.

Please tell me why THAT is a Good thing?

Michael Ross