Friday, April 25, 2008

Your Fingers, Fogeddaboutit!

Um...uh...wow...
QUESTION: Some are raising that the privacy aspects of this thing, you know, sharing of that kind of data, very personal data, among four countries is quite a scary thing.
SECRETARY CHERTOFF: Well, first of all, a fingerprint is hardly personal data because you leave it on glasses and silverware and articles all over the world, they’re like footprints. They’re not particularly private.
Go here for the article.

1 comment:

airplanejayne said...

okay -- I know you're being totally serious....and I'll be totally serious later...

but you know what it made me think about?
The BBQ discussion of a cash-less society that led to the entire "going to the store" bit.

yes....my mind is always there....
:)