Cameras At Immigration

[dragonfly94]

what do these things really do? I thought they were iris scanners but the pics of people shown on TV they just look like ordinary photos and how long do they have to keep the images for? if forever thats millions already. Do they share images from DM and SVP?

[londonthai]

each time you enter your current picture is compared to the previous one - if they don't match than somebody is travelling on your passport.

interpol used airport pics to find a pedophile a month ago - so other agencies, like anti-terrorist, anti-drug can as well

[the gent]

each time you enter your current picture is compared to the previous one - if they don't match than somebody is travelling on your passport.

[tw25rw]

what do these things really do? I thought they were iris scanners but the pics of people shown on TV they just look like ordinary photos and how long do they have to keep the images for? if forever thats millions already. Do they share images from DM and SVP?

No point in scanning everones iris if they aren't registered for iris scanning.

Lots of uses, not least making sure the person departing is the one that arrived on that passport. Or if a terrorist is believed to have arrived on a stolen passport, they can use the photo to see who he's travelling as and how he currently looks etc.

[tartempion]

each time you enter your current picture is compared to the previous one - if they don't match than somebody is travelling on your passport.

Thai dating agency?

[peter991]

Just remember to remove your hat/cap when you have your picture taken at Immigration.

Peter

[jingjoe]

Just remember to remove your hat/cap when you have your picture taken at Immigration.

...and be clean shaven as well Pete?

[PhilHarries]

Just remember to remove your hat/cap when you have your picture taken at Immigration.

...and be clean shaven as well Pete?

...and smile, you're on Candid Camera.

[cali4995]

I was at the ban laem (cambodian) checkpoint earlier in the week and I noticed

they had CCTV's all over the place. going through the narrow gauntlet where

you get stamped in/out. never noticed them before? is this also something new?