The New York Times reports this morning that they have given up on trying to implement a face or fingerprint recognition system that would check visitors leavnig the country. This would have been a way to track people to see if they overstayed their visitors' visas. I can't tell you more, as my husband took over the paper.
2006-12-15 00:41:10 · 6 answers · asked by Zelda Hunter 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
I never said I was against tracking illegals, if it can be done. I'm just wondering if they are giving up too easily on a program that could have yielded useful information. It's not like they would use a retina scan to track you going to the supermarket. I think it would just be a way to track people who did not leave or file for an extension when their visas expired, and of course to track their travel on airplanes, and then perhaps on trains.
2006-12-15 03:37:42 · update #1
.I personally like retina recognition ,its something that can not be faked or disguised.I see nothing wrong with a fail safe identification system for all Americans.
Wow did I just say that,me who thinks "big Brother" is already too deep in our business? Yes I said it because we live in a dangerous world populated by many that hate the USA and would like nothing better than to destroy us.
There are many factions already in our country that mean us harm and we need a way to smoke them out
and a nation ID/Tracking card may just be the way to do it.
Some ,if not all of our high risk,high security facilities that have important jobs in our military,scientific,agency's or businesses already have this system in operation.
2006-12-15 01:50:35 · answer #1 · answered by Yakuza 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
HA....he took the paper, funny!
I think the idea of using face recognition is just another way for the government to invade our privacy and track our whereabouts....too much big brother!
2006-12-15 08:43:00 · answer #2 · answered by corkscrewpirate 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I don't know much about it but I think they should do what ever it takes to keep the terrorist out of the US.
2006-12-15 09:05:31 · answer #3 · answered by d3midway semi-retired 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't mind it...i've got nothing to hide. I think they should not give up....they need to fix it and use whatever it takes to crack down on terrorism and illegals.
2006-12-15 08:53:26 · answer #4 · answered by seabreeze951 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
if you are legal you shouldnt have anything to worry about... i like this idea. It would identify who is in the country but wont do much else as it wont tell you where they are in the US
2006-12-15 08:49:32 · answer #5 · answered by jefferson 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
they probally have for now with all the press about it. it will go elsewhere and be back. the out of sight out of mind thing
2006-12-15 08:52:36 · answer #6 · answered by ML 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋