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You can opt out of airport face scans
You have the right to opt out of facial recognition tech. Here’s how.
One-to-many matching is already in use by CBP and airline partners in that they compare a passenger’s photo to a database of government documents (like US passports) for verification, TSA press secretary Carter Langston told me by email. And if everyone’s face becomes fair game for live biometrics, your likeness could one day be checked against a criminal database any time you walk through a drug store or show up at a protest, which may create a dangerous chilling effect across society. After Facebook’s facial recognition system sparked a class-action lawsuit, government investigations, and public furor, the company ended up deleting the face prints of more than a billion users in 2021.
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