That was what prompted my remix. Thing is, travelers to the United States get already fingerprinted. Same with Japan. They proposed the same for the EU, but unfortunately, they didn’t follow through. Probably too much whining from Americans.
Passports worldwide contain biometric data, so the holders gave two fingerprints to their local governments. Yes, they promise to save only the hash. And If you believe that, I have a nice bridge in Brooklyn to sell you. At this time I also assume that the NSA infiltrated the relevant institutions and steals those fingerprints.
Apart form that, fingerprints are not really a big issue in mass surveillance. What’s their use? That “they” know it’s really you who used that iPhone? They already know that, because smartphones do not get that much passed around - they stay with their owners.
For tracking? The phones already do that, as long as they are logged into a cell tower.
Also, smartphones have fricking cameras and microphones, your picture IDs has, well pictures in it. Your landlines can be tapped also, so there’s nothing preventing the interested agencies to scan all “for your security cameras” at key positions in the city.
So all in all, the fingerprints means shit and “funny memes” like above just direct away from who and what is the real problem.
Hint: It’s not Apple and their measly chip or Google and Facebook with their profiling.
