Cameras at Major British Airport Snap Your Picture

Whether you like it or not

Our intrepid traveler, still possessing the increasingly rare ability to engage one's own brain, felt that the mugshot was a violation of his privacy rights, and upon reading the leaflet's assuring disclaimer than anyone in this boat could painlessly object to the procedure and approaching the desk, was told that the image had already been taken while it was being asked not to be.

So it's not obligatory, but if you refuse, they have grounds to take your photo anyway. Seems like they have all the bases covered there.

It is time for all of us to stand up like Rosa Parkes and say no.

We won't sit at the back of the bus.

full story at:
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/january2006/040106snapyourpicture.htm