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US expands visitor fingerprinting to deter attacks The U.S. government will take prints of all 10 fingers of foreigners entering the United States and compare them with those found at sites with ties to terrorists, the country's security chief said on Friday. 2006-09-08 Technology Could Speed Border Crossings NOGALES, Ariz. - U.S. officials want to see if the same technology that speeds cars through highway tolls and identifies lost pets can unclog border crossings without compromising security. 2005-01-26 U.S. Airports Now Fingerprint Foreigners CHICAGO - Foreigners arriving at U.S. airports were photographed and had their fingerprints scanned Monday in the start of a government effort to use some of the latest surveillance technology to keep terrorists out of the country. 2004-01-06 Activities: [Air Travel Safety] U.S. Begins Tracking Foreign Arrivals ATLANTA - Authorities began scanning fingerprints and taking photographs of arriving foreigners Monday as part of a new program that Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge said will make borders ``open to travelers but closed to terrorists.'' 2004-01-05 Japan to let U.S. agents inspect cargoes for bombs TOKYO - Japan agreed on Thursday to allow American customs officials to help screen U.S.-bound cargo containers docked in its ports for nuclear bombs and other weapons of mass destruction. 2002-09-26 Activities: [National Fights] Headlines US expands visitor fingerprinting to deter attacks 2006-09-08 Technology Could Speed Border Crossings 2005-01-26 U.S. Airports Now Fingerprint Foreigners 2004-01-06 U.S. Begins Tracking Foreign Arrivals 2004-01-05 Japan to let U.S. agents inspect cargoes for bombs 2002-09-26 Singapore, U.S. Sign Customs Deal 2002-09-20 U.S. Customs Has New Tracking Plan 2002-04-16 Most-viewed

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