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marcosdumay on Feb 22, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: IRS to adopt Login.gov as user authentication tool

A citizen database says who exists and how to contact them.

Fingerprint and DNA are a completely different thing, and crazily intrusive to collect on a central location.

jcadam on Feb 22, 2022 [–]

Get a job that requires you to get a federal Common Access Card, and you'll get fingerprinted.

DNA is collected on all military members. Ostensibly, they tell you it's to identify your remains if necessary. I'm sure it's used for that also :D

The most intrusive thing they did to me was the polygraph :)

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