On Thu, 18 Aug 2005, Prakash Jayaraman wrote:
I suspect that many would also like to know "US vs non-US", given the
difficulties of getting in/out of that country.
Difficulty to enter US depends on the citizenship and visa requirements. If
one does not need a visa to visit the US because of native citizenship, I
agree privacy issues (such as fingerprints, pictures) are causing problems
these days for entry into the US.
Biometric identifiers aren't secrets.
http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram-9808.html#biometrics
Whether or not they should be the basis of conditional access controls is
a seperate debate.
Most visas are biometric these days. Schengen visa is also biometric although
France is doing this only on a trial basis at selected locations. My point is
that although I fully agree knowing the country is quite helpful to make
travel plans for everyone, "US vs non-US" helps only those that don't need a
visa and have issues with privacy. Those that need a visa don't have a
choice with respect to the privacy issues.
- prakash
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