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murfitUK · 21-06-2007, 14:53

The IND have access to all database/information available about you so they will ask questions that only you, apparently, will be able to answer such as:

your bank account number & approximate balance
credit card provider
your mobile phone provider
who supplies gas/electricity/water
any county court judgements, when and how much
any outstanding loans/mortgages, the company and balance
what schools/colleges/unis you attended
your children/parents/brothers/sisters, birthdays, weddings
previous addresses over ten years or so
if you are a member of a professional institute, when you passed the exams and reg number
driving licence number and date passed

The plan is that they will eventually be taking your fingerprints, iris scans and DNA to register onto the new ID Card database as and when passports come up for renewal, and then when the database is compulsory.

The gov has a data sharing arrangement, although it seems to be only one-way, with the USA (not just for our citizens travelling to the USA), and the EU is currently approving the same for all EU countries.

This may not worry you, but the other "arrangement" in place is for inter-country extradition warrants. The country that wants to "nab" you only has to put in a request to the local police and they have no choice but to arrest you and take you to a court. The court has no power to examine the evidence against you - they must approve the extradition if all the proper paperwork has been filled in. So if your fingerprint looks a little bit like one that the american police have found at a crime scene, then beware!

I know everyone says "If you've got nothing to hide, you've got nothing to worry about" - but all this makes me a bit nervous.

21-06-2007, 14:53	#34
murfitUK cf.addict Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Stoke-on-Trent Posts: 273	Re: First time applicants passport interviews The IND have access to all database/information available about you so they will ask questions that only you, apparently, will be able to answer such as: your bank account number & approximate balance credit card provider your mobile phone provider who supplies gas/electricity/water any county court judgements, when and how much any outstanding loans/mortgages, the company and balance what schools/colleges/unis you attended your children/parents/brothers/sisters, birthdays, weddings previous addresses over ten years or so if you are a member of a professional institute, when you passed the exams and reg number driving licence number and date passed The plan is that they will eventually be taking your fingerprints, iris scans and DNA to register onto the new ID Card database as and when passports come up for renewal, and then when the database is compulsory. The gov has a data sharing arrangement, although it seems to be only one-way, with the USA (not just for our citizens travelling to the USA), and the EU is currently approving the same for all EU countries. This may not worry you, but the other "arrangement" in place is for inter-country extradition warrants. The country that wants to "nab" you only has to put in a request to the local police and they have no choice but to arrest you and take you to a court. The court has no power to examine the evidence against you - they must approve the extradition if all the proper paperwork has been filled in. So if your fingerprint looks a little bit like one that the american police have found at a crime scene, then beware! I know everyone says "If you've got nothing to hide, you've got nothing to worry about" - but all this makes me a bit nervous.