[mysterypie]

Do you still get fingerprinted under the visa-free transit policy for foreigners?

I can accept a facial scan, but I draw the line at fingerprints and more invasive biometrics.

[netsharc]

I went to China in 2019, and they scanned my iris... yeah...

At an airport, there was a sign that said "Stand in front of the camera and we'll tell you the way to your gate.". It scanned my face, and on the screen it showed me my name (I guess to make sure it's the correct person), my gate, and how to walk there. I never consented to this commercial use...

[vessenes]

That's almost certainly available in a public database in China, FYI. I got to speak at a cool event in Shenzhen in 2019 and the gates automatically face (and maybe iris?) recognized for entry -- I never 'got scanned' consciously, but they worked great first try.

[jama211]

I mean, you’re in a public place, I don’t know any airport in the world that isn’t full of cameras recording you the whole time

[drake99]

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/03/12/2025-03...

[jama211]

Weird hill to die on imo but even Japan does fingerprints, it’s not that weird

[lmm]

You mean like what the US does? Yeah, crazy.

[CamperBob2]

Seriously? After the OPM hack, you're objecting to being fingerprinted for a visa?

They already have everything on us, and I mean everything.