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Traveling this summer? Maybe don’t let the airport scan your face. (www.vox.com)
submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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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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[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (4 children)

How did you get into TSA Pre without providing fingerprints? I tried once, and they strictly refused to let me apply because I wouldn't give fingerprints.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Well, I’ve had DLs in multiple states and they all required fingerprints. The little digital ones. Maybe that’s not the case everywhere though.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Oh, weird. They don't require prints for a DL in TX, but we're already closing in on an authoritarian state anyways. I didn't know this was a thing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It probably has to do with whether the driver's license is Real ID compliant or not. Here in Minnesota, you have the option of getting the Real ID license that can be used as a federal ID card for things like flying, or the regular old driver's license which soon will really only be good for showing you're allowed to drive a car.

I only have the regular driver's license so I don't know what all getting the Read ID involves, but having your biometric data scanned and stored seems like something they'd require.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Texas is real id compliant. Has been for like seven years iirc