Re:The Essential Guide to Electronics in Shenzhen (2016) [pdf]
by mschuster91 on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @02:38AM
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I wouldn't be so certain that your government does not have your fingerprint... if it's European you can bet that at least your secret services have it as part of "we spy on your citizens, you on ours" agreement.
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Re:The Essential Guide to Electronics in Shenzhen (2016) [pdf]
by neuronic on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @03:47AM
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Of course they do - at least in Germany. Your biometrics are part of your personal ID and passport. It is only thumb and index finger though plus facial scan / photo.
Re:The Essential Guide to Electronics in Shenzhen (2016) [pdf]
by mschuster91 on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @06:13AM
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The prints are only stored on the passport/ID card and not indexed by the government (although there are plans to change this)
Re:The Essential Guide to Electronics in Shenzhen (2016) [pdf]
by anilakar on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @04:50AM
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Incidentally, when EU countries introduced biometric passports in mid 2000s, USA was one of the first countries to actually require the fingerprints and not accept older but otherwise valid documents.