So, these things don't even work? Then why are we giving them our biometric info and allowing them to take naked pictures of our kids?

(telegraph)
Britain’s airport biometric scanners have failed to flag up people on watch lists and even allowed one man to enter on his sister's passport, an investigation has found.

The new high tech electronic border gates also failed to even recognise Dutch or Lithuanian or spot a woman who had been banned from entering the country, it was claimed.

A UK Border Agency whistle-blower claimed border controls have become compromised by a greater reliance on biometric technology, known as e-Gates, which have replaced trained immigration staff...
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