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Whoever didn't see this coming had not lived in this world in the past few years.

On that note, as someone entering the US in a few days, I wonder how long it'll be before they take DNA at US borders. They already take retina, photos and fingerprints.

Retina scans through customs? I've never even _had_ a retina scan.

I think in the U.S. it's just fingerprinting and a photograph, not a retina scan.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Biometric_Identity_M...

(I'm not trying to minimize or legitimize this -- I find it very offensive and have planned my own travel to avoid visiting countries where I would be fingerprinted. I'm just pointing out that US-VISIT doesn't currently include a retina scan, at least not routinely at all ports of entry.)

Or at any point in history. If something has value, people with interest and power will seek it out.

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