as a british visitor to the u.s., jonno has had to voluntarily surrender his right to privacy at the border for several years now – smile at the camera, press your two index fingers on the pad, bend over… well, maybe not that last one. yet.

but now, by doing so, he will also voluntarily be providing that same information (the sort of info usually only kept on criminals) to the home office in his country of citizenship. because the u.s. will helpfully make that database available to international intelligence agencies – aren’t they just the sweetest?

but the americans aren’t the only ones doing all the gift-giving:

Britons already have their credit card details and email accounts inspected by the American authorities following a deal between the EU and the Department of Homeland Security. Now passengers face having all their credit card transactions traced when using one to book a flight. And travellers giving an email address to an airline will be open to having all messages they send and receive from that address scrutinised.

so never mind that jonno didn’t have to get fingerprinted to even *get* his citizenship *or* his passport in the first place. and never mind that if he never, ever visited the u.s., and never got arrested at home, the police would probably also never have his digits. nope – now, simply by virtue of visiting his in-laws, he will be surrendering his right almost all his personal privacy, both home and away.

two for the price of one, folks! what a deal!

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