I really dislike this argument. Just because it’s “their country, their rules” doesn’t not make it an issue? Especially when it comes to privacy concerns. Privacy concerns are universal. There are a plethora of serious issues that are not defended by “national sovereignty”. If that was the case we should just turn a blind eye to North Korea, right?
Unfortunately this has always been the case with other country’s rules. I’m not a fan of US gun culture, but I’m not American, so I don’t get a vote.
Nobody is forcing you to visit either Singapore or North Korea.
I think this kind of biometric immigration verification will come to many countries eventually. Like UK, Japan and USA already tested this kind of procedure and Singapore is just one step ahead with this full implementation. So, we just can’t avoid it. If this kind of verification concerns you a lot just don’t travel abroad.
Singapore isn’t one step ahead, it’s full-on surveillance state.
The implications here are that if you go through this process, then these biometrics will bought and sold throughout the world. You’ll be tracked absolutely everywhere.
biometrics will bought and sold throughout the world. You’ll be tracked absolutely everywhere.
But it is the same if you have a regular (non-anonymous) social media account.
