USA fingerprints

Need_More_Money_2

chatta wrote:

I did ask what it was for and that was what I was told by immigration, but who knows, either way it was a photo of some sort.

Could be, but it looked far too basic a camera to me. I would expect to have to put your eye close to something for iris recognition. Maybe someone knows better?

chatta

Need_More_Money wrote:

Could be, but it looked far too basic a camera to me. I would expect to have to put your eye close to something for iris recognition. Maybe someone knows better?

It was my eyes that had to be within a certain space for the picture as well, so I did believe what he told me. That was in Dallas.

Mary_Hartnell

When I arrived in Chicago this Spring, everyone had to put their right hand index finger on a computerised camera built into the custom's desk.

I wouldn't worry about it, they take photos of you in the UK as you board, so photographing millions of small index fingers isn't really going to count for much in the future, just bad luck if your finger is a good match for someone released from "Gitmo" in Cuba.

Enjoy your holiday.

Mary

alison74

ultrak3wl wrote:

Ta for replies... I did take them to Florida a couple of years ago and we liked it. Not so much for Disney we had more fun in the Keys seeing the alligators and fish and all that. Just normal showing-passport then though.

Cyprus was second choice so I'll have a look at a trip there instead.

I am sure there is a reason behind you not wanting to get the kids fingerprints taken that you perhaps don't want to share on here - but are you really going to change your holiday destination because of it ??

Feel free to PM me if you want detailed procedure of what happens, I fly to America a lot.

rjh090384

might be fun for the kids to be rpinted!!! unless they are criminals

photome

It is all rather strange as to why the OP would not go to the states just because the kids need fingerprinting.

I go to the west coast a lot, as it is my fav destination.

Dont let it dtop you going!!!!

stiffnuts69

I dont think its strange, I am an honest (well most of the time) person in a job where I enforce the law and I have nothing to hide. Now I would have a slight problem with my fingerprints being taken. It may be a civil liberty thing or concern about the possible misuse of fingerprints stored on a database either by the authorities or criminals, but for whatever reason it does not rest well with me. Having said that I would of course not let it stop me from traveling.

Dont assume that people have something to hide if they are reluctant to give their fingerprints.

alison74

[I dont think its strange, I am an honest (well most of the time) person in a job where I enforce the law and I have nothing to hide. Now I would have a slight problem with my fingerprints being taken. It may be a civil liberty thing or concern about the possible misuse of fingerprints stored on a database either by the authorities or criminals, but for whatever reason it does not rest well with me. Having said that I would of course not let it stop me from traveling.




You enforce the law in your job yet you are only honest 'most of the time' ??

And how on earth would the fingerprints being taken at the airport possibly be misused by authorities or criminals ??

C_Ronaldo

its just a simple procedure, its not going to be scary for the lil ones

Need_More_Money_2

I fail to see how having my fingerprints taken at the airport infringes my civil liberties. However, whether it actually does any good in the fight against terrorism I have no idea. If it does help, then I have no problem with it.