Fingerprinting to board airplanes

According to the London Telegraph the airport at Heathrow is the first of several to begin fingerprinting those who are boarding planes.

Millions of British airline passengers face mandatory fingerprinting before being allowed to board flights when Heathrow’s Terminal 5 opens later this month.

For the first time at any airport, the biometric checks will apply to all domestic passengers leaving the terminal, which will handle all British Airways flights to and from Heathrow.

I do not mind if private companies used fingerprinting to make service quicker and more efficient. Governments should not be doing such, it is only another method of tracking individuals.

One Response to “Fingerprinting to board airplanes”

  1. Thank heavens I am now too old to travel. Getting into and out of the USA in 1991 was bad enough. But the English have become as paranoid as the Yanks.

    ps Don’t forget too look under your bed tonight ladies. There might be a boogyman there!

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