Before anyone is up in arms, the Slashdot article is misleading (surprise …)
E.g. the fingerprinting of children is concerning only the children of asylum seekers (refugees, migrants, etc.), which often have no other way of identification and in many cases are travelling unaccompanied for all sorts of reasons. It is proposed in the face of the rampant attempts to abuse the asylum system. They had the right to fingerprint kids from 11 years up until now, so it is only being extended and not a new power - if the law actually passes, that is. Which is not a given - there is a strong opposition against this even from some of the government.
