The U.K. Will Now Electronically Monitor U.S. Tourists

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-26 12:51:09 | Updated at 2024-11-26 15:21:01 2 hours ago

The U.K. Will Now Electronically Monitor U.S. Tourists
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Posted on 11/26/2024 4:46:46 AM PST by rightwingintelligentsia

Big Brother is watching you tour Big Ben or drink pints in that Irish pub.

The United Kingdom, which comprises England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, now has an Electronic Travel Authorization System (ETA).

According to the Travel Weekly website, the ETA started in 2023 and was just required for travelers from several Middle Eastern countries, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan.

Now, it’s adding Americans traveling anywhere to the U.K. starting in January 2025.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: surveillance; tourism; unitedkingdom

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To: rightwingintelligentsia

Not this one it won’t.

We let our passports lapse for a reason.

2 posted on 11/26/2024 4:49:41 AM PST by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away!)

To: rightwingintelligentsia

I’ll bet.

Freedom and those which espouse it are serious threats to a totalitarian govt.

Soviet Union used to watch Americans pretty close too.

3 posted on 11/26/2024 4:50:33 AM PST by Sarcazmo (I live by the Golden Rule. As applied by others; I'm not selfish.)

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