Company working for China secret police to issue passports to Americans
By Judi McLeod
Wednesday, March 8, 2006
In an era where Americans will have commercial operations at six key ports operated by Dubai Ports World, their future passports will be issued from a contractor for the China secret police.
US courts forced the U.S. government to allow OTI in on the USA biometric `epassport' program just weeks ago. OTI is the contractor for China secret police for the biometric ID card now coming online, (www.smartcardalliance.org./newsletter/April 2003.cfm).
That means that the same company that works for the China secret police will have a role in providing all U.S. citizens with their future passports—by court order.
National ID smart cards, already at work in China, are used to spy on students.
According to American Banker online, "Chinese officials who administer a graduate school admissions exam are using China's national ID smart cards and contactless terminals to identify test takers.
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