I just heard something on the news, which I hope is just a bad joke, but if anyone can verify this....
USA has decided that future travellers to America needs to have passports with a retina scan. (They have for a long time been taking fingerprints of everyone seeking admission into the states.) Now they want to make it absolutely sure that no "terrorists" enters the country. So all newcomers need a retina scan on their passports.
Why?
Because a retina scan is very difficult to fake, that's why. So, everyone without such a pass is considered a "terrorist" and with the Patriot Act looming in the background, a mark of "terrorist" will surely put a damper on your holiday.
The government had given a deadline for this, and that was October this year. However, as different contries started to argue and saying that this was not possible, the American government graciously extended the deadline...
This law will only be used on foreigners. No Americans need to changer their passes. So basically... EVERYONE in the freakin' world need a retina scan passport to get into America somewhere in the future.
If this is true, then I am mighty worried. :eeeeeh:
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