European country forbids its citizens from smiling for passport photos

Eugen Leitl eugen at leitl.org
Sat Sep 17 12:30:13 EDT 2005


On Sat, Sep 17, 2005 at 10:52:48AM -0400, William Allen Simpson wrote:

> Do you really need to click on this link to know which one it is?

U.K.? http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/09/12/news/travel13.php

All of them? US and Canadia as well?
 
> http://cbs5.com/watercooler/watercooler_story_258152613.html
> 
> I guess we should give neutral facial expressions for the photo, then
> smile (or frown) while in the airport....

We should violet-wand the smartcard pads. Or sever the antenna for the RFID.
Or just use the dead tree one, and not reapply when it expires.
 
> Sounds like the technology (still) isn't ready for prime time.

Not ready for 1984? One sure would hope so.

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