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I do not believe that a passport should contain anything more than an identification number, which can be matched up with a profile on a secured database in one's home country. Biometric measures, I believe, would be expensive and provide yet another false sense of security that will open travelers up to more potential harm.
I think that the less information that a document has, the less valuable it is to criminals. I would rather have my home country have a full list of my identifying features and release only a photo or a requested identifying item for each airport that I arrive at to limit the likelihood of fraudulent use. To me this is the most dynamic security approach to take. It would also be good if it was a number I could then memorize so that no documentation would ever be required when involved with shipping and sending goods. Stephen Shantz, Waterloo, Canada
Have unruly children ever bothered us during a flight? In a word -- yes. In almost every instance the parents ignored both ourselves and the child. I've even seen parents ignore flight attendants. Please, if your child does not behave at home, do not subject a captive audience to them! Have a little common sense please. Cami Miller, Tampa, Florida
I do not approve of biometric ID under any circumstances. It seems to me, governments are creating new rules, one after another, on the theory that we have to protect ourselves from terrorists. My answer to Biometric ID suggestions is very simple, let freedom rule! If any new proposed law restricts any basic human rights, like the basic right to travel for instance, then the law should not be allowed to go into effect. We need freedom from searches and investigations. Don Coorough, Glendale, Arizona
With the proper security precautions to protect civil liberties and privacy, I do not have any problem with biometrics. I travel at least twice monthly, anything to improve security and speed the process along is a plus. Louis Stamm, New York
Biometric ID is another measure to make people stay home. What is the world coming to...big brother! How I miss the earlier days of freedom, real freedom, all of this is like a bad science fiction movie that is just going to enslave us and not fix the problems. Gabriela Westrup, Mcallen, Texas
As an I.T. professional and world traveler, I definitely approve of biometric security measures. My home office keyboard is a first generation biometric fingerprint reader that keeps casual users off my computer and out of my private files. I see absolutely no reason why everyone that passes through airport security and immigration should not be subjected to identity scans for financial or political reasons. Michael Stokes, Washington DC
Biometric ID is just another way the globalist creeps will use "terrorism" to confiscate our inalienable rights from us. This was planned well in advance. Marc Bratton, Santa Fe, New Mexico
