Reply to post: Re: Does not confuse

That microchipped e-passport you've got? US border cops still can't verify the data in it

chrismeggs

Re: Does not confuse

Of course it's useless- the possession of a document is and always has been only one of the three authentication requirements. Even so, this relies on the border officer comparing the photograph with the person in front of him. This is an action that is not proved as having been done. How do we identify an individual? Name or appearance? How about an intrinsic biometrics? In which case, we don't need a piece of paper issued by an authority based on a series of easily forged breeder documents.

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