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….
Google was deeply involved with China in integrating their mass surveillance system into their social credit system. They are likely pushing for the same thing in the USA.
They will keep gaslighting until it can’t be undone.
The Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures of their papers, as well as their persons, houses, and effects.
The amendment states that warrants cannot be issued without probable cause, and must specifically describe the place to be searched and the people or things to be seized - Google AI
Yeah, it is becoming a thing. The VA is changing online log in and want info to log in using biometrics. So far the old system is still letting me log in. NOT a fan! 🤔
I’ve a TWIC card, so I get TSA Precheck along with it.
I loved getting through Christmas TSA lines in 30 seconds!
Precheck is the way to go!!
“Precheck is the way to go!!” - Until another airliner is flown into a big building.
I guess there is a time to put a mask on.
I was surprised that it took me ~30 minutes to get through TSA security at Sarasota-Bradenton Airport (SRQ) when I last flew.
I’ve watched Mission: Impossible and Martin Landrau change his appearance many times.
In theory, the picture taking/checking could be extended to voting.
“War is Peace, Ignorance is Strength, Freedom is Slavery”
“Precheck is the way to go!!”
In theory, a person going through precheck that looks considerably like a bad actor could be replaced at his destination by the bad actor for the return flight.
The time of return could be determined by the use of a ‘bug’.
Everybody should go through standard security.
MEANWHILE-— TROUBLEMAKERS RUN AMOCK...ALL OVER.
WE NEED ABOUT 50,000 CURTIS SLIWA types to clean this all up
Unfortunately the blob wants to control “us”. They could care less about controlling criminals unless it just happens to impact them personally.
if they want people to submit their contenances to the state facial recognition data base, you’d think they’d offer more than a 12 second saving
but then again, the sheep submit to the sheering without any extra pay or benefits whatsoever
our Lords and Masters are actually not dumb
It is voluntary...at least for now.
I refuse, nobody has hassled me so far...and it doesn’t seem to be slower than those that do allow the scan.
I’m not a fan of biometrics - mainly because if they’re tied to everything, and compromised, you can’t change them. It’s another tool for abuse, I don’t trust the government not to ‘log’ my access to something with my biometric that is a lie. If my financials are tied to biometric recognition, if somebody has access to my biometric signatures, what is my recourse?
Credit cards at least give the immediate ability to cancel them and get a new one.
This is the kind of crapola the we get from all these H1Bs that we could use far less of.
I went through the process last week. I could see the agent fiddling with the computer in frustration. Finally he gave up and had me scan my boarding pass.
Driver’s license photos go into a facial recognition database. There is no way to opt out.
Yeah...I know - seems like something we should vote on. Especially for domestic travel...seems like there’s far too much government control. These are private companies. Checking for weapons is one thing, the rest just seems like policing who you are, ID for no crime....we’re just used to it.
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