Re: IETF 63 On-line Survey

[Joel Jaeggli <joelja at darkwing.uoregon.edu>]

On Thu, 18 Aug 2005, Prakash Jayaraman wrote:

> >  I suspect that many would also like to know "US vs non-US", given the
> > difficulties of getting in/out of that country. 
>
> Difficulty to enter US depends on the citizenship and visa requirements. If 
> one does not need a visa to visit the US because of native citizenship, I 
> agree privacy issues (such as fingerprints, pictures) are causing problems 
> these days for entry into the US.

Biometric identifiers aren't secrets.

http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram-9808.html#biometrics

Whether or not they should be the basis of conditional access controls is 
a seperate debate.

> Most visas are biometric these days. Schengen visa is also biometric although 
> France is doing this only on a trial basis at selected locations. My point is 
> that although I fully agree knowing the country is quite helpful to make 
> travel plans for everyone, "US vs non-US" helps only those that don't need a 
> visa and have issues with privacy.  Those that need a visa don't have a 
> choice with respect to the privacy issues.
>
> - prakash
>
>
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