Re: And what of my Freedom and Privacy???
Giving finger prints is not the same as cutting all your hair or getting a tattoo. Giving finger prints neither hurts you nor changes your appearance.
What I'm debating is the tools and what you're debating is what the government can do with the tools.
They tracked you even though you haven't given them any finger prints - haven't they? They can track you even now - whenever you use credit cards, through your drivers license etc.
There was this story in the news some time back - they found 7 fake passports of a well known gangster - who was in the Top 10 wanted list in India. He could travel the world as he pleased. Now if they had finger printing technology, he wouldn't be able to use 7 different passports. His traveling would have been restricted. He would probably have been caught if he tried to travel through plane. Finger printing is a more secure way of identity checking than using passports.
I'm all for "upgrading" the technology - the tools.
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