Compulsory photographing at Gatwick ?

[fish5133]

Not a frequent air traveller so dont know if this is routine (it certainly wasnt last time I flew at Easter. My brother flew into Gatwick and he said that at passport control a camera was photographing everyone as they passed through. The lady in front of my brother was actually asked to specifically move her head to look at the camera. All seems very odd considering youve just shown your passport with your photograph in. Dont know if the passport control officer entered any data from the passport to link it with the photograph being taken or whether they just use the photographs to scan across a data base of undesirables.

My wife has now got into the habit at pulling tongues at cameras at traffic lights. I think we should start a national campaign with a recognisable gesture ( 2 fingers being the obvious one) or perhaps a V vendetta mask which we put on and face the camera. I believe you cannot be convicted for offending a camera and as 2 fingers has at least a quadruple meaning (peace, victory, vendetta and **** off) I cant see how any cctv viewer could be offended. Maybe we could get Sir Richard Branson to endorse the campaign ( V for Virgin)

[Mark Gobell]

The new IRIS system is live at quite a few airports now.

The cameras you mention might not be IRIS though.

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[Emmanuel]

I am shaking my head in disbelief. next time I fly im going to consider not coming back to this rediculous island.

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[TonyGosling]

They want anyone half decent to leave - look what they've done to the travellers - you'd be playing into their hands