I mean, the tech is cool, but has terrifying implications.
Eh this is nothing new since the biometrics portion has been part of the process for a few years. The only new part is that now you can skip the passport. The terrifying portion had already arrived many years ago unfortunately.
Singapore, or as William Gibson called it, Disneyland With The Death Penalty.
Isn’t that just Disney Land?
Holy fuck, hard pass.
Have you flown international lately? This is what it looks like to land in the international terminal in most major US airports as well.
Have you? I travel a lot for both business and leisure. I’ve never been through anything like this. Maybe I’m just visiting more civilized places.
I flew into Boston from Europe three weeks ago.
I also flew into NYC from Europe earlier this year.
They use images of your face and biometrics. This is how travel works. It has nothing to do with how civilized you think you are.
Same, recently traveled from the US to Paris and they used a facial scanner. Also used one upon my return to the US and I have Global Entry.
Yeah, biometric identification will be de-facto standard for travelling in the future and we cannot avoid it unless we want to stop travelling.
then you don’t need to come to Singapore. their country their rules
At the moment it sounds optional, so that’s a plus.
Also:
The previous average clearance time for each traveller was 25 seconds, said ICA.
So, 15s saved per person. Which is handy, but 25 seconds fits squarely in the “blazing fast” category anyway.
Bet the people will spend more than 15s per person dealing with the ramifications of their biometric data getting leaked and used against them later though.
Agreed with the privacy concerns but
So, 15s saved per person. Which is handy, but 25 seconds fits squarely in the “blazing fast” category anyway.
This is huge when there are five 787s worth of people in line for ten passport control machines, it’s the difference between waiting half an hour in line or five minutes.
This is huge when there are five 787s worth of people in line for ten passport control machines
Perhaps more passport control instead of more invasiveness?
Sure, I agree
you know, half an hour is really not that much. I would easily choose that
I was there on transit hall couple of months ago and on the arrival hall everything is paperless already and all the paperwork can be done via phone or tablet. EDIT: as long as your device have a proper modern web browser. everything can be done easily.
Paperless doesn’t necessarily require biometric data… still, I’ll just skip Singapore.
So you’re just giving up any personal freedom to save some time. If you’re cool with that, alright. Some people aren’t though.
None of this tech is 100% accurate either. You could be passing through and get inferences that peg you as an international drug lord that ends up in prison or worse.
I am not said I am fine with it. But, if you don’t want to comply with their requirement. you can’t enter their country and I am sure this kind of paperless and biometric immigration check will come to many countries (UK, USA, Japan, Canada already tested it) and it is inevitable. the only workaround atm is just don’t travel abroad.
I mean, yeah I don’t need to go to Singapore.
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Hell no. I want passport, no biometric facial recognition.
Don’t blink! No smile! No hats! Place your fingers on the scanner!
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