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[–] NaNin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 points 3 days ago (2 children)

A lot of people have just accepted surviellance for convienience.

People close to me get TSA precheck even though it requires fingerprinting, because "the government already has your fingerprints"

But if they did, why would they need to ask your for them?

[–] octochamp@lemmy.ml 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Sorry for devil's advocate here because I agree with you but hypothetically the answer would be verification. ie., Google already has your password, so why would they need to ask you for it when you log in?

[–] NaNin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 19 hours ago

Clear Blue is like this, but they use your iris scan. You have to scan every time to skip the line. But the TSA precheck just fingerprints you once when you sign up IIRC

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago

Technically they only have your password hash

[–] macgyver@federation.red 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If you’ve gone to jail they totally have your prints already. Fingerprints are identifying information for such a thing. How else would they do that?

[–] NaNin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 19 hours ago

Not everyone has gone to jail, but if the govt has your fingerprints it's easier to get convicted regardless of your innocence.