FBI to create database of Americans' physical traits

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FBI expected to award $1 billion contract to help collect data on people

Privacy advocate says it's the first step toward a "surveillance society"

FBI says it's needed to help track terrorists and other criminals

Palm prints and optical eye scans likely to become more common

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The FBI is gearing up to create a massive computer database of people's physical characteristics, all part of an effort the bureau says to better identify criminals and terrorists.

This is beyond ridiculous. Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse.

Oh, the things we do in the name of security. It makes me all warm and fuzzy knowing that the FBI will spend $1 billion to monitor us all on ATS.

Maybe the best thing would be to round us all up now and put us in high-security camps. That way we can't harm ourselves and we'll be easy to protect.

Where do I sign up?

Wonder what the next step might be. Thought crime?