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So, let's see... First, the US decides that it will fingerprint and photograph foreign visitors. Then, this past November, Japan begins doing the same. Now, the European Commission is going to propose fingerprinting all foreign travelers into and out of... ...full story at Kyklops

from Kyklops on Tue, Feb 12 2008

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21 Nov 07		WHY JAPANESE PASSPORT CONTROL TAKES YOUR FINGERPRINTS?  »  YouTube videoNew immigration procedures will start on November 20, 2007. Under new procedures, when foreign nationals apply for entry Japan, fingerprints and a facial photograph will be taken. If foreign nationals refuse to provide fingerprints and a facial...
06 Oct 07		Japan to fingerprint foreigners from next month  »  Japan Is Doomed Japan said Thursday it will start fingerprinting and photographing foreign visitors from next month... even though it's desperate to boost tourism. Anyone else spot the catch 22?
11 Nov 07		Accept getting ID'd or get out  »  Japan Times Regarding the recent complaints about Japan's plan to photograph and fingerprint all arriving foreign visitors from Nov. 20: When the U.S. government forced open the harbors of Japan in the 1850s... Read more . . .
14 Sep 07		Yokoso! Fingerprint Please!  »  Stippy Starting November 20, 2007, all foreign nationals landing in Japan will be required to submit to fingerprinting and having their picture taken. Yokoso! Smile! You’re a terrorist suspect!
08 Nov 07		Fingerprint all Japanese visitors  »  Japan Times As a five-year-long resident of Japan, a businessman with a family, I am deeply offended by the government's decision to fingerprint and photograph my family and me (from Nov. 20), even though we... Read more . . .
21 Nov 07		Fingerprinting in Japan, the Delays  »  Mottekaero Japan began fingerprinting and photographing foreigners arriving in the country Tuesday under a revised immigration law to keep terrorists out, drawing criticism from rights groups and foreign residents that their data might be abused.Read: Foreign...

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