Posted on 12/30/2024 9:00:05 AM PST by MtnClimber
“If that happens, this program could become one of the largest federal surveillance databases overnight without authorization from Congress,” said a bipartisan group of Senators in a letter to the DHS Inspector General.
TSA Facial Recognition Scanning Spreading, Part of Planned ‘Across The Board’ Biometric Future “If that happens, this program could become one of the largest federal surveillance databases overnight without authorization from Congress,” said a bipartisan group of Senators in a letter to the DHS Inspector General.
Posted by William A. Jacobson Sunday, December 29, 2024 at 08:30pm 12 Comments FacebookTwitterTelegramLinkedInWhatsAppRedditEmail
I don’t fly that much, but I did notice in the last few months that when approaching the TSA agent checking i.d. the request was not just for your i.d. The agent asked me to step in front of a screen which took some sort of image. It wasn’t an ‘order’ but it wasn’t a request, it was just taken as matter of fact, part of the routine.
I hadn’t noticed it in the past. But with a lot of other travel worries on my mind, I thought it odd, but didn’t really think about it much at all.
Apparently you can opt-out of the scan, but that wasn’t presented as an option. Reportedly the scanners have a disclosure of the option to opt-out, but I didn’t see it (I also didn’t look for it).
TSA also is promoting the voluntary use of facial recognition to speed check-in:
A new program allows travelers to use their faces for identity verification at the security checkpoint—no driver’s license required. Situated at nine airports across the country, it’s often faster than other lines, and often the shortest.
Travelers flying Delta and United can already use the facial-recognition technology at eligible airports, while those flying American and Alaska should expect to see the option in the coming months, Transportation Security Administration officials say.
While some people express reservations about widespread use of biometrics, travelers on web forums across the internet joke that TSA PreCheck Touchless ID is the veteran flier’s best-kept secret.
“The first rule about Touchless PreCheck is you don’t talk about Touchless PreCheck,” one traveler wrote on Reddit.
Touchless ID allows eligible travelers to get past the security officer in an average of six to eight seconds, compared with 18 to 20 seconds for standard PreCheck screenings, TSA says. The program has read six million faces in its few years of operation.
Crowd facial recognition is growing around the world, with China the leader in using it for social control:
China’s facial recognition system logs nearly every single citizen in the country, with a vast network of cameras across the country. A database leak in 2019 gave a glimpse of how pervasive China’s surveillance tools are — with more than 6.8 million records from a single day, taken from cameras positioned around hotels, parks, tourism spots and mosques, logging details on people as young as 9 days old….
Absolutely typical of the government: While they could effectively use this at the borders, they opt instead to victimize everyone because of a few. It’s the age-old cop out of federal managers: “If I do it for (or to) you, I’ve got to do it for (to) everyone”. Heretofore, one of the greatest excuses for so-called leaders doing nothing at all.
If you think this is an intrusion on privacy, just wait until the NWO controlled governments digitize currency. That’s in process.
I am totally aware of that. CBDC is slavery. Mass noncompliance will be necessary.
And the Banking/Credit Card Companies that are Flagging the Firearms/Ammo and Reloading Suppliers...
I have Pre-Check and Clear - I was asked to stick my face in another machine. When I asked what is this for? Since I already have Clear, the TSA Gestapo Agent asked me in a very serious voice if I was refusing the screening? I said I was already screened - TSA claimed I could not proceed through without the fascial recognition test.
Verses those “No Knock” warrants?
Instead, scan the faces of all people getting Federal checks. Such as disability. Scan all Congressmen and Senators and ALL their support staffers. For sure this will impact their staffers Some might turn down these Federale jobs. Have the Border Patrol Scan faces of all asylum seekers and illegal border crossers.
Red states can scan the faces of all welfare recipients.
All the above face scanning of (potential) scammers will encourage them not apply for Federal and state welfare money
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