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defrogAnd it’s so long to Kuala Lumpur. And as mentioned earlier, I was too busy to really go out and see anything interesting. I did have some nice local food nearby the hotel, but that’s about it.
Oh, one new thing to report since the last time I was here: they scan and file yr index fingerprints at immigration checkpoints now.
I could go on about privacy and human rights, but really, Malaysia's just following other people's examples. The US has been fingerprinting foreigners since 2004. So hey, it must be okay, right? So what if it’s a dumb and inefficient way to catch illegal immigrants, terrorists and other criminals?
Hell, these days Walt Disney World fingerprints its own customers. As do Welsh nightclubs. And Australian ones. Fingerprinting is the New Normal.
Besides, between my Army stint, my Hong Kong ID card, my FBI file and my unsavory past, my fingerprints have been on file in govt databases since the 80s. So now I have fingerprint files in three (3) countries.
Progress!
Yr in suspiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiicion,
This is dF
Oh, one new thing to report since the last time I was here: they scan and file yr index fingerprints at immigration checkpoints now.
I could go on about privacy and human rights, but really, Malaysia's just following other people's examples. The US has been fingerprinting foreigners since 2004. So hey, it must be okay, right? So what if it’s a dumb and inefficient way to catch illegal immigrants, terrorists and other criminals?
Hell, these days Walt Disney World fingerprints its own customers. As do Welsh nightclubs. And Australian ones. Fingerprinting is the New Normal.
Besides, between my Army stint, my Hong Kong ID card, my FBI file and my unsavory past, my fingerprints have been on file in govt databases since the 80s. So now I have fingerprint files in three (3) countries.
Progress!
Yr in suspiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiicion,
This is dF
