Fingerprints only prove where you were if you leave them behind. We don't wear gloves, refuse to use phones, credit cards or the Internet or drove a car or wear hoodies to avoid CCTV (ok some may) for that reason. Nor do we refuse to have our hair cut, use cutlery, cups or have a glass of beer in case we leave some DNA. Nor do we argue against our dental or medical records being kept so why be paranoid about fingerprints?
My guess is it's just the association with criminality.
Last edited by Mike Cross; 22nd October 2013 at 12:18.