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

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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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[-] Codandchips@lemmy.world 62 points 5 months ago

Brit here. About eight years ago I flew from London to Belfast and return for business. We don't need a passport to travel to Northern Ireland, just photo id like driving licence is fine.

Coming back to London I approached the gate and before I could pull out my wallet to show my id, the guard says " Good evening Mr. Codandchips have a safe journey "....

Yes they have facial recognition, the cameras are visible but you don't notice them.

[-] vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 30 points 5 months ago

Sounds fishy to me.

[-] RootBeerGuy@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 5 months ago

Yeah, they didn't know he is Mr. Codanchips @lemmy.world?

[-] communism@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago

It isn't necessarily. Had a police officer greet me by name once (had never interacted with this officer or the station they were from). They'll have the data necessary to identify you by sight. If you're a British citizen the British government most likely has a photo of you somewhere if you have any photo ID, not to mention if your face is known to the state through other means eg through interaction with the criminal justice system.

[-] vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 5 months ago

Check his username :)

[-] communism@lemmy.ml 2 points 5 months ago

Oh fair enough lol

[-] Codandchips@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Good God, were you that security guard???

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