• 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.
  • Blackmist@feddit.uk
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    2 months ago

    Simply stand away from the camera or keep your face covered with a mask, present your ID, and say, “I opt out of biometrics. I want the standard verification process.”

    This sounds like a great way for a SovCit to get a full ass inspection from a sausage-fingered security guard.

    The best you’re going to get is redirected to a very long queue of people who’s passports don’t have biometrics.

    • BetterDev@programming.dev
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      2 months ago

      Actually no, they look at your face and your ID, make sure the information matches, and move you along. No secondary inspection, no difference except you didn’t get scanned with facial recognition. It’s the same process as before facial recognition was implemented.

      Why even write that comment?