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yessi_5

passports

Feb 25, 2008 20:21

I really don't like the new rules for passports, those biometric ones. First you have to take a picture of you that looks scarily like one of these "Wanted - dead or alive" pictures from Western movie ( Read more... )

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katwoman76 February 25 2008, 21:39:14 UTC

I know the feeling. I just got myself a passport a few weeks ago and that picture - that's not me.
Not a big fan of the fingerprint-thing as well. *sigh*

You plan any larger trips? For your work-trip I think the identity card would have been enough.

mel39 February 26 2008, 00:10:27 UTC

Don't go to Disney land and seaworld then - you get fingerprinted there, even my 10 year old did. there's something wrong about that.

marsalka February 26 2008, 04:04:06 UTC

OMG - since when do they fingerprint at Disney/SeaWorld?! I don't like trusting the government with my fingerprints, much less some corporate entity. Do you know how long they keep them etc.? I assume it is part of some sort of "child molester/abductor tracking program"...

yessi_5 February 26 2008, 07:17:33 UTC

I assume it is part of some sort of "child molester/abductor tracking program"...

Well, as long as they find some kind of excuse.

I really, really don't like the way we get more and more transparent and can't quite do much about it. Hmpf.

marsalka February 27 2008, 04:34:22 UTC

I am not a fan of this whole trend... maybe I am too cynical, but I just see it as another step towards governments having just a little too much information about ordinary citizens. And information is power... and power corrupts.

yessi_5 February 26 2008, 07:16:36 UTC

Seriously? That's just - sad. And definitely a whole lot wrong about it.

yessi_5 February 26 2008, 07:15:31 UTC

I can imagine. With your US trip you probably have to brace yourself for some more humiliation at the airport...

My identity card has expired - just realized that on Friday... And they don't recommend travelling there with just a preliminary one since several people has been rejected at the border.

I've not yet decided where to go for holidays this year, but since I haven't anywhere spectacular since 2004 I feel adventurous for this year. So far we're discussing Uzbekistan, Honduras and Indonesia. We'll see. Maybe it will first be for next year.

brassebouillon March 2 2008, 19:44:53 UTC

I'm just back from China and the officers at Beijing airport were scary looking! They attentively watch my passeport and frowned because on the picture I don't have my glasses on but when I have to stay 11 hours in a plane, I don't have my contact lenses on. They watched it, spoke in chinese and give me my passeport back. I had to evaluate them thanks to a button. Hell, they were so scary, I push the "greatly satisfied" button. I don't want to have some problems with them!!

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