Saturday, May 24, 2008

Fingerprints Not Personal Data?

Fingerprint Registry in Housing Bill!!!
Posted by John Berlau

Fingerprints are considered to be among the most personal of information, and fingerprint databases created and proposed in the name of national security have generated much debate. Recently, “Server in the Sky” — a proposed international database of the fingerprints of suspected criminals and terrorists to be shared among the U.S., U.K. and Canada — has ignited a firestorm of controversy. As have cavalier comments by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff that fingerprints aren’t “personal data.”

Please read the rest of this article at: http://www.openmarket.org/2008/05/23/fingerprint-registry-in-housing-bill/

Owner's Comments: I am not sure I completely agree with this guy but it is a troubling concept. At what point does our realistic need for security against Terrorists begin to infringe on our liberty.

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