EU travelers to the US to be fingerprinted

In the latest benchmark for stricter security, all visitors from European nations traveling to the US will soon have to give 10 digital fingerprints when entering the country.
Collection of other biometric data such as facial and eye retina scans may become applicable at border checks. This rule will be applicable to those traveling with visas as well as those under the U.S. Visa-Waiver program.
A pilot project at 10 major U.S. airports is likely to be launched in late 2007, expanding the current program that calls for taking prints of two fingers and facial photographs.
On the other hand EU data protection officials have voiced concerns in the past over the U.S. system and over a similar fingerprint system being set up by EU nations. They are keen to get the best privacy guarantees for citizens. The prints are checked against watch lists drawn up by U.S. Homeland Security and other agencies. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Central Intelligence Agency also have access to the prints. Thats a whole lot of personal information being taken in the name of security concerns.
Source: ABC News