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How far off do you think we are from that? It'll be here within 5 years. To get a visa, you have to have the visa pre-scan app that requires every account you own to share data with it. They'll run that through some magic black box and it'll show the TSA's glorified mall cops a green or red light when you walk up to the scanner.

Fucking terrifying, and 99.9% of the people won't bat an eye before logging in. Thought policing is "for national security." That same percentage of people would be ok with the government raping their own mother if it was for national security.

This is all so damn frustrating.



I'm not sure, but to be honest I'm somewhat surprised something like this isn't already in place. Is there a TSA PreCheck app already? I also wonder if it will be tied to getting a visa/entering the country/flying, or initially pitched as a way to gain access to the TSA PreCheck line or some similar promotion. Maybe that will be the pilot program




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