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Yes, they are. Even British born people can get questioned. You will only make things more difficult for yourself if you refuse to answer their questions.the officer is entitled to ask them?
The officer is legally required to verify the identity of all EEA citizens entering the UK. He can ask questions if he chooses to. But if you can prove that you are a British/EEA citizen, he is also obliged to let you through.mavdi wrote:Or legally, the officer is entitled to ask them?
At the end of the day, I do not wish to travel to the other world just as yet and I would be comforted by the knowledge that all my co-passengers are flying to a common destination and not planning to alter the destination. So, I would rather that all co-passengers (including myself) be x-rayed.mavdi wrote:I would 100% refuse to be x-rayed
Whatever makes you think that epassport gates do not treat you like that?mavdi wrote:What I don't understand is that if it's a requirement by law, how come the automatic gates don't get to ask these questions and treat you like this?
Because I design these systems for a living. The officers have the same exact biometric readers as the biometrics gates. They see the exact same details the automatic systems see and the same checks are done. The only extra work they need to do is visual identity verification. ie. looking at your face and confirming it's the person in the photo.Whatever makes you think that epassport gates do not treat you like that?
That is interesting. Then you would know more about them than most people on these forums. I presume that you design more than just the hardware.mavdi wrote:Because I design these systems for a living.
My friend, this isn't freedom, this is fear.mavdi wrote:Hi,
I wanted to know more about your experience with British border officers after obtaining British passport.
I personally prefer automatic gates as the computer doesn't ask me stupid questions about where I've been, why I've been there and how long etc and rotating my passport in all direction to try to find something wrong with it. I thought once I had gained British citizenship I would finally have an easier time at border control.
Yesterday I was quizzed for a while by a border officer. The tone was very mean and disrespectful. I was wondering if legally I am obliged to answer these questions? Or legally, the officer is entitled to ask them? Can I just keep quiet while being questioned?
I don't work on this system specifically but I work on the backend server side of similar systems and I can tell you the only thing certain with such systems is that it will get hacked. It's just a matter of someone being determined enough and putting the resources to hack the system. Having access to every UK citizen data is the criminal's wet dream, they are constantly under attack and I am confident they've already been stolen more than once.secret.simon wrote:That is interesting. Then you would know more about them than most people on these forums. I presume that you design more than just the hardware.mavdi wrote:Because I design these systems for a living.
I would be very interested in your thoughts on how secure they are as regards the security of the data that the systems hold.