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posted by janrinok on Tuesday March 20 2018, @08:24PM   Printer-friendly
from the face-up-to-it dept.

The new report, which was released Thursday, comes on the heels of a related 2016 report showing that half of Americans’ faces are already in a facial recognition database.

“As currently envisioned, the program represents a serious escalation of biometric scanning of Americans, and there are no codified rules that constrain it,” the report concludes.

In July 2017, Ars reported that facial-scanning pilot programs are already underway in international departure airports at six American airports—Boston, Chicago, Houston, Atlanta, New York City, and Washington, DC. More are set to expand next year. In a recent privacy assessment issued one month earlier, DHS noted that the “only way for an individual to ensure he or she is not subject to collection of biometric information when traveling internationally is to refrain from traveling.”

“We’re wondering if this is the best use of a billion dollars?” [Laura Moy, a Georgetown law professor and one of the report's authors] said. “We’ve done the research and we think the answer to that question is ‘no.’”

“When American citizens travel by air, they should not have to choose between privacy and security,” he said. “The implementation of DHS facial scanning program for US citizens leaving the country raises a number of questions.”


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  • (Score: 2) by richtopia on Wednesday March 21 2018, @04:12PM (4 children)

    by richtopia (3160) on Wednesday March 21 2018, @04:12PM (#656166) Homepage Journal

    I have a customer who has metal detectors at all entrances to the factory. When I am supporting them, I wear a nylon belt so I do not set off metal detectors.

    https://www.amazon.com/WYuZe-Military-Tactical-Casual-Webbing/dp/B06XRBW22Y/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1521648679&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=nylon+belt&psc=1 [amazon.com]

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  • (Score: 2) by edIII on Wednesday March 21 2018, @07:45PM (3 children)

    by edIII (791) on Wednesday March 21 2018, @07:45PM (#656300)

    They will still make you take it off at the airport and let it go through the scanner. Same with any kind of hat or head covering. They just simply refuse to let anything NOT go through the scanners. I'm allowed to opt out of the scanning, but the truth is that only my minimally clothed person with no shoes can get away with not going into the scanner. By minimally clothed, I mean that jackets, sweaters, and any extra layers of clothing must come off.

    The belt is really just one part of it.

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    • (Score: 2) by richtopia on Wednesday March 21 2018, @07:58PM (2 children)

      by richtopia (3160) on Wednesday March 21 2018, @07:58PM (#656305) Homepage Journal

      Where are you flying? I have never been required to remove my belt except if the metal detector goes off.

      • (Score: 2) by edIII on Wednesday March 21 2018, @08:16PM

        by edIII (791) on Wednesday March 21 2018, @08:16PM (#656316)

        The U.S.A, land of the free and home of the brave.

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      • (Score: 2) by archfeld on Thursday March 22 2018, @08:33PM

        by archfeld (4650) <treboreel@live.com> on Thursday March 22 2018, @08:33PM (#656846) Journal

        Oakland international, Phoenix international, San Francisco International, Yuma International. Pretty much any international airport. It has been a while since I have flown through a domestic airport just because of where I live and where I go but I'd like to think that the security flying between domestic ports of call is lesser, but I don't know that...

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