12/27/2022
In 2023 It Will Be Nearly Impossible to Avoid Facial Recognition in the U.S.
As more airports in the United States adopt facial recognition technology, the privacy of Americans is once again threatened, writes Derrick Broze in a new report for The Last American Vagabond.
In early December, The Washington Post reported that the U.S. Transportation Security Administration is beginning to test new facial recognition tools at 16 major domestic airports. The WaPo reported:
“The Transportation Security Administration has been quietly testing controversial facial recognition technology for passenger screening at 16 major domestic airports—from Washington to Los Angeles—and hopes to expand it across the United States as soon as next year.
Kiosks with cameras are doing a job that used to be completed by humans: checking the photos on travelers’ IDs to make sure they’re not impostors.”
TSA representative Jason Lim told the Post that “none of this facial recognition technology is mandated.” Passengers choosing to opt out of the face identification will still need to present their ID.
The TSA also said there are supposed to be signs around informing you of your rights.
The report goes on to inform the reader that although you technically don’t have to participate in facial recognition at the airport, “whether you’ll feel like you have a real choice is a separate question.”
Source: The Last American Vagabond
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