Hi AW,
I have enjoyed your posts from the CKFR thread for a while now. I think that what you say has some merit in that I believe the government will keep as complete and total tabs on us regardless of what they say they do. I also believe that, fingerprints or not, they can do it now. They can do it especially well if you use credit cards, or your telephone, or a computer, or a fast-toll transponder, or a toaster for that matter (have you taken apart your toaster recently to see what's inside). OK, so maybe I'm getting a bit paranoid - lol.
With this particular application I don't fear any abuse of privacy. Also, consider one of the bigger potential uses for this technology, the credit card protected by biometrics. What you will have is a template of your fingerprint - the same "points" the article spoke of - on the card. When you use the card I figure you will swipe it and instead of signing you will present your finger to a scanner on the swipe machine which authorizes the purchase. There really isn't any additional information an abusive government can get from that since they already would have your card tagged.
I believe that our privacy is important but I am of a more fatalistic bent and figure that we already don't have any. Cynical, I know, but probably true.
Regards,
Stockman17 |
