TSA to mandate biometric photos
03-19-2023, 07:27 AM
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TSA to mandate biometric photos
In an on-stage interview yesterday at South By Southwest by a reporter for the Dallas Morning News, the head of the US Transportation Security Administration made explicit that the TSA plans to make collection of biometric data mandatory for airline travel:
According to a report in today’s edition of the newspaper by Alexandra Skores on the statements by TSA Administrator David Pekoske:
Biometric technology, such as facial recognition, is increasingly being used in TSA’s identity verification process….
He said passengers can also choose to opt out of certain screening processes if they are uncomfortable, for now. Eventually, biometrics won’t be optional, he said.
Mandatory mugshots for all airline passengers have been part of the TSA’s road map since at least 2018, despite objections such as those raised by the ACLU and the Identity Project.
TSA Privacy Impact Assessments have claimed that air travelers could, for now, opt out, of mug shots, but the TSA has never complied with the notice requirements in the federal Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA).
https://papersplease.org/wp/2023/03/...ic-air-travel/
According to a report in today’s edition of the newspaper by Alexandra Skores on the statements by TSA Administrator David Pekoske:
Biometric technology, such as facial recognition, is increasingly being used in TSA’s identity verification process….
He said passengers can also choose to opt out of certain screening processes if they are uncomfortable, for now. Eventually, biometrics won’t be optional, he said.
Mandatory mugshots for all airline passengers have been part of the TSA’s road map since at least 2018, despite objections such as those raised by the ACLU and the Identity Project.
TSA Privacy Impact Assessments have claimed that air travelers could, for now, opt out, of mug shots, but the TSA has never complied with the notice requirements in the federal Privacy Act and Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA).
https://papersplease.org/wp/2023/03/...ic-air-travel/
03-19-2023, 08:57 AM
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Somehow 81 million voted for this... apparently.
Under Obama there was the cell phone/email scandal that E. Snowden uncovered.
This side of the aisle loves surveilling its own people. How often did they try to institute vaccine passes on cell phones? I know Hawaii tried many times. Somehow the hippies grew up and embraced big Government.
Under Obama there was the cell phone/email scandal that E. Snowden uncovered.
This side of the aisle loves surveilling its own people. How often did they try to institute vaccine passes on cell phones? I know Hawaii tried many times. Somehow the hippies grew up and embraced big Government.
03-19-2023, 09:33 AM
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This is battle which is much, much broader than just TSA and needs to fought accordingly.
Shouldn't be too had in this country, both lefty criminal classes and conservatives tend to dislike being tracked by .gov. Maybe it gives urban central-left sheeple a sense of security?
That said, I don't care if they're more stringent with inbound international travelers, that's an obvious legit threat vector. Unlike Suzy and her girlfriends going to Vegas for the weekend.
Shouldn't be too had in this country, both lefty criminal classes and conservatives tend to dislike being tracked by .gov. Maybe it gives urban central-left sheeple a sense of security?
That said, I don't care if they're more stringent with inbound international travelers, that's an obvious legit threat vector. Unlike Suzy and her girlfriends going to Vegas for the weekend.
03-20-2023, 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
This is battle which is much, much broader than just TSA and needs to fought accordingly.
Shouldn't be too had in this country, both lefty criminal classes and conservatives tend to dislike being tracked by .gov. Maybe it gives urban central-left sheeple a sense of security?
That said, I don't care if they're more stringent with inbound international travelers, that's an obvious legit threat vector. Unlike Suzy and her girlfriends going to Vegas for the weekend.
Shouldn't be too had in this country, both lefty criminal classes and conservatives tend to dislike being tracked by .gov. Maybe it gives urban central-left sheeple a sense of security?
That said, I don't care if they're more stringent with inbound international travelers, that's an obvious legit threat vector. Unlike Suzy and her girlfriends going to Vegas for the weekend.
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