Welcome to the POLICE STATE!
On my plane ride down here I was not given the usual entry forms. The new system is entirely paperless.
I approached the immigration window and gave my passport. I was told to look into what seemed to be a webcam circa 1993.
They scanned in my passport, took my photo, entered it into the face recognition software database. Then I had to stick my thumb into another scanner for a digital fingerprint. No telling what this info will be used for and who it will be shared with. Or how easy will it be to hack into.
On a lighter note, the supermarkets are required to report anyone buying over 1000 pesos worth of food at once to the tax authorities.
Really dude, when did this start?
[QUOTE=Member #3320;424940]What kind of observation is that! USA does the same thing for tourists. No telling what this info will be used for and who it will be shared with. Or how easy will it be to hack into.[/QUOTE]I know that the US scans passports, BUT when did they start fingerprinting tourists or taking photos? Maybe I missed this BUt I have never seen a tourist fingerprinted or photgraphed at passport control or immigration. I hope you are not confusing the Global Entry System with what is going on in Argentina. The global entry system is nothing more than a seamless, fast, convenient system to enter the US by frequent international travelors. I got it years ago and IT ROCKS! No lines for me at passport control or immigation and no forms to fill out. Awsome system. Please clarify your post dude. Inquiring minds want to know. Monger on dude. Toyamnn
President Cristina Fernandez vs. Buenos Aires Mayor Mauricio Macri
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When in BA, I hardly ever took the metro, but I know it's important to many people there. The striking workers are going to have a problem in getting their demands met if 'the politicians can't even agree on who is running the system let alone where the money should come from. ' Who's going to blink first and admit the problem is theirs: President Cristina Fernandez or Buenos Aires Mayor Mauricio Macri? An interesting power struggle.