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To: Nancy McKinney who wrote (16181)1/4/2000 12:31:00 PM
From: brad greene   of 26039
 
Nancy,

The government already knows all of these things about you. You leave a paper trail a mile long....everybody does.

I'm sure there are many federal agents tracking your every move. There may be many more agents tracking me.......because I often post about how inefficient the government is.

I really don't think the government has the man power or the desire to track ordinary citizens. If the government wishes to investigate you......then they will plant your home with bugs and cameras and stuff like that....declare you a national security risk....or something.

But I don't think they do this unless they have a reason to believe that you are in need of investigation......nor do they have the time to single out ordinary citizens for this treatment.

I would think it is like my lawn.......I do not monitor each blade of grass......but I will go out and pull a weed, if I see one. Even if I had the ability to monitor each blade of grass......I wouldn't.....because my wife would have me sent to an asylum.

Having biometric information available to the government will not lead to a police state....IMO.....I think it will just give them better tools to do the job we want them to do.....which is to identify the really bad people, and to protect us from them.

Heck....I'm much more frightened about handing my credit card to some 7-11 clerk....than I am from the government.

I think you will find that the first wide spread applications of an index finger scanner will be well excepted by the public.......I can't imagine a problem with using a fingerprint to match an airline passenger to their luggage. 99% of the flying public will understand the reasoning.....and be in favor of it.

The other 1% are more than welcome to take a bus.....IMO.

bg

ps. The real problem, IMO, is the gosh darned radio waves from Mars......I'm sick and tired of having to wear this aluminum foil hat! <g>

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