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TSA now wants to scan your face at security

by mysterypie on 12/5/22, 1:54 PM with 42 comments

• by throwawayacc3 on 12/5/22, 3:30 PM

  I don't have evidence to support this, but I have a feeling the TSA and/or other government agencies like the CIA have been face scanning for years. Now they're just announcing the program to normalize it.

• by __derek__ on 12/5/22, 11:51 PM

  > But does it mean you’ll get moved to a slow line, get an extra pat down, or a mark on your record? “You should have no derogatory experience based on you exercising your right,” said Lim. If you suspect that has happened, the TSA says you should ask to speak to a manager.

  I have to assume that this is a joke. If you speak to a manager, you'll be subjected to more bureaucratic abuse and risk missing your flight, just to have your concerns dismissed because there is no enforcement mechanism.

• by josephcsible on 12/5/22, 3:37 PM

  How is this any more of an invasion of privacy than what they did before? They already have your picture from when you got your ID in the first place, and they already have a record that you're flying that day from your boarding pass.

• by 1B05H1N on 12/5/22, 7:51 PM

  We give a lot to feel safe / for security theatre, not surprised at all.

• by badrabbit on 12/5/22, 5:27 PM

  Airport customs already scan your face at a few international airports. How is this different?

• by hunglee2 on 12/5/22, 2:21 PM

  so long as the data is captured by US companies and accessible only the US government, we should be cool with this

• by Shinmon on 12/5/22, 1:57 PM

  Something similar is implemented in many German airports for EU citizens and it greatly reduces the time to enter the country.

  I know, this is some kind of privacy intrusion but if you are traveling by plane, you have already no privacy left anyway.