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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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[-] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 13 points 5 months ago

The last time I flew they did this, but there was a huge sign that said photos are immediately deleted after verification...is this not true?

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[-] MajorHavoc@programming.dev 12 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Facial recognition poses privacy risks, including potential data breaches,

I know you're using the acceptable legal term.

As a Cybersecurity person, the "potential" data breaches we talk about, today, are really pretty certain, at this point, in history.

We may work towards a collective genuine 'potential', where the breach might never happen, someday, with effort.

Turns chair around and sits straddling it like a cool youth mentor.

Y'alls faces at airports are definitely getting leaked on the dark web.

The good news is it might take enough years to leak that your appearance might happen to change in between.

[-] NewAgeOldPerson@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago

I went thru naturalization process. They have everything already. Including DNA, retina scan, etc. So I opted for Clear. Global Entry as well. They have it all already. May as well fast track going thru customs.

[-] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 months ago

Clear is run by a 3rd party company. TSA pre-check is run by the government. TSA pre-check comes free with Global Entry, you just need to sign up for it.

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[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 9 points 5 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 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 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?

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 months ago

Reflectacles are a really good idea if you're going this route. They can ID you with just an eye scan, and this interferes with that.

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[-] King3d@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

I refuse to go through the body scanners, but the last time I went through the airport there wasn’t anyone trying to opt-out. I seriously doubt if the radiation perv scanner doesn’t get people to do anything, this won’t either.

[-] Aganim@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

I seriously doubt if the radiation perv scanner doesn’t get people to do anything

You mean the backscatter X-ray units that have already been phased out 10 years ago?

The modern milimeter-wave scanners both do not reveal anything and do not use ionising radiation. If radiation is a concern to you, you really shouldn't be flying at all to be honest. The dose you get up there is much higher than you'd get from an X-ray scanner, although it is still negligible.

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