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Homeland Security Says Americans Who Don't Want Faces Scanned Leaving the Country "Shouldn't Travel"

posted by Fnord666 on Sunday July 16 2017, @02:25AM   Printer-friendly
from the all-your-face-are-belong-to-us dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

"Congress allowed the government to scan faces of foreign nationals to keep track of visa overstays. But now that's set to be extended to Americans worrying some privacy advocates."

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 16 2017, @04:19AM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 16 2017, @04:19AM (#539790)

    It's at least three cameras pulling a *FULL FACIAL* photograph anytime you want to board a plane. This was discussed a while back. They are basically making 3d images of your face.

    Why should this concern you?

    Because it makes it that much easier to place you somewhere when they want to convict you of a crime in the future, even if you've never been there in you life. Just get a guy wearing one of those hollywood greenscreen masks with markers for skeletal positioning, then take the 3d modelled head and overlap it (maybe inside of a hoodie in order to obscure details, and viola, you are now the prime suspect in a robbery, murder, or other government orchestrated event, allowing them try you in front of a jury of your peers too stupid to get out of jury duty or with a law enforcement friendly background. Enjoy your felony loss of privileges and/or 10-life in prison.

    See if you can keep laughing about it in a few presidential terms when it has come to pass.

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  • (Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 16 2017, @04:38AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 16 2017, @04:38AM (#539795)

    Just wondering if I can substitute a violin for the viola you mentioned as part of the imposter's outfit? What if the target preferred a harmonica? Could a jew's harp be substituted?

    So many questions, so few answers. I just wish I could imagine something, and voila!, a viola, or jew's harp, would appear.

    cheers,

  • (Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 16 2017, @11:00AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 16 2017, @11:00AM (#539868)

    You oppose the will of the God written of in the Old Testament Book of the Law.

    You are against men marrying young girls.

    You deserve your fate.