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Traveling this summer? Maybe don’t let the airport scan your face. (www.vox.com)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Travelers can opt out of facial recognition at US airports by requesting manual ID verification, though resistance or intimidation may occur.
Facial recognition poses privacy risks, including potential data breaches, misidentification, and normalization of surveillance.
The Algorithmic Justice League's "Freedom Flyers" campaign aims to raise awareness of these issues and encourage passengers to exercise their right to opt out.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Source: the signs on the device itself at an airport I saw last week, also the TSA website https://www.tsa.gov/digital-id

The photo is immediately deleted unless clear signage is posted ndicating that the checkpoint is undergoing testing as results may be retained for up to 24mo.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

How do you know it is auto deleted?

What if it relies on specific personnel to actively purge the database? What if said personnel are poorly trained, low pay, exteme limited time, and simply does not care?

How likely does a TSA agent fall under all of those criteria? (Hint: very likely)

Edit: here's the fucking clincher directly from their website

During periodic testing and development, TSA and DHS Office of Science and Technology (S&T) may retain passenger data for up to 24 months.

I am pretty sure I read somewhere that they plan to test this system for the next decade. So technically they don't delete anything due to being a long as fuck period of "testing".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Well if that is the case at your specific airport, you'd know because it would say as much on the sign. You know, like it says in the sentence immediately following the line you quoted.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

That testing period, plus 24 months