According to the United States Department of Homeland Security to develop a new plan against terrorism, from the beginning this summer, the United States of the European countries and some other countries citizens will leave the airport all 10 fingers finger fingerprint, these will be shared between the intelligence services, which aroused many human rights groups protest.
According to media reports, the United Kingdom United States EU citizens fingerprint records and criminal elements, in conjunction with the fingerprint records stored in the United States Federal Bureau of investigation (FBI) database, United States intelligence officers to unrestricted use of such information.
Currently, the United States airport only extract the two foreigners, "upgrade" fingerprint to the fingerprint extraction ten fingers is said to be in keeping with the FBI database compatibility. United States Department of Homeland Security, a spokeswoman confirmed: "we will begin this summer at several airports test the plan. "The source said, there are 10 airport to begin implementing the plan, from the United Kingdom and other European Union countries, Japan, Australia and New Zealand for tourists to stay 10 means the fingerprint.
United Kingdom human rights organization "freedom" 6, this will affect the 400 million United Kingdom traveler's new plan to surprise. The organization responsible for Sara beauty said: "the accumulation of millions of innocent passenger fingerprinting information will not be scared of suicide attackers. ”
Security experts say that such a large scale data may prevent the realization of its objectives. "Privacy International" workplace Simon · Davis said: "this crazy plan will let most law-abiding United Kingdom visitors become terrorist suspects. "Davis forecast, in the implementation of this programme, the amount of time in airport queues to more than 2 times. "Mining is a delicate and complex process, it is not possible to reduce queues and hurried to complete. ”
This new plan includes a lodge in the United States Department of Homeland Security to EU undertakings, should the media requirements, United Kingdom, have recently announced the plan. In the United States, this plan also raises human rights concerns. Some organizations accused the Government is borrowing the name of counter-terrorism, expanding its monitoring. It is reported that the Department of Homeland Security, database currently has stored the 7100 million fingerprint data.
But Homeland Security spokeswoman excuse said: "this is to stop terrorist activity, ensuring national security. Acquisition of 10 means the fingerprint is more secure because to do so, 10-bit system is becoming an international standard. "The spokesman also said that the new measures will not prevent people to enter the United States. "When we introduce two system, people said, but this is not the case. "She also revealed that the DHS plan before the end of 2008 in all ports of entry in the United States are installed on the new system.
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