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Old Dec 21, 2008 | 5:25 am
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Originally Posted by caspritz78
So for example: My German passport has my fingerprints stored but only German authorities can access them. If I fly to the United States the immigration officer can only read data like my name, nationality, birth-date etc. but not my fingerprints.
This is very interesting, expecially in light of the rumours on the Travel Safety & Security board that the US will start collecting fingerprints of its citizens when they enter. It's interesting to know that Germany already has them.
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