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

submitted 4 months ago by AnActOfCreation@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world

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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 0 points 4 months ago (2 children)

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?

[–] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago

It’s discussed in the article. We can’t really be sure if they do, but they already store the measurements of your face along with other bits of metadata. They could reconstruct your face with it even without the photo. It’s a deceptive claim, because even if they throw away the camera video they still have your face for all intents and purposes.

[–] Infinite@lemmy.zip 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Just for example, that's an easy way to save just the biometric signature and have very few people question it.

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Also, bureaucratic lies can be technically true. They copy the photo from the original device to a database, then delete the photo on the device. So it's technically true the photo was immediately deleted, it's just also copied and persisted forever. And a bureaucrat will proudly stand in front of you all day and tell you they deleted the photo, and they will sleep well that night with not any concern

[–] roguetrick@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Judge would declare that unlawful on the spot but without malicious intent whoever did it would have qualified immunity since a judge hasn't already ruled on that specific case so it's a wash.

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago

isn't politics and bureaucracy great.