UK to monitor illegal immigrants with their GPS and fingerprints

People who are under a deportation order at great Britain they should carry a fingerprint scanner with GPS, this way, the Ministry of Home Affairs can do it verify your location and identity.

saying device they are similar to large key chains and will be given to people who are under immigration bondage track location 24 hours a day. Additionally, users must scan their finger when prompted to confirm their identity and proximity to the electronic device.

New Scientist noting that “The Home Office doesn’t say how often this is needed and doesn’t explicitly say why a fingerprint scanner would be better than an ankle tag,” adding that “use of the collected data will comply with the protection law.”

Unfortunately, NewScientist states that “an attorney who has represented several clients who were asked to wear a GPS ankle tag and wished to remain anonymous said that security measures are not good enough“.

The lawyer pointed out that “many of the people who are subject to deportation orders have post-traumatic stress disorder, so monitoring by GPS 24 hours can make your condition worse.

On the other hand, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Home Affairs added that “the public has the right to expect that we comply with our legal obligations to monitor foreign criminals electronically discussing immigration ties while awaiting deportation. Labeling decisions are made on a case-by-case basis and a mix of mounted and non-mounted devices is used.”

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