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Traveling this summer? Maybe don’t let the airport scan your face. (www.vox.com)
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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] 7 points 4 months ago (5 children)

Planes <<<<<< trains.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 months ago

For distances >600km, flying is usually 4x-10x faster at a similar price. At least in and around Germany. I assume in the US trains compare way worse, also because the distances are way larger.

Examples: "Normal" example: Stuttgart (Germany) -> Amsterdam (Netherlands) Train: 11h 10min - 241€ Plane: 1h 20min - 225€

Best case scenario for train in Germany at around that distance (because there's a direct connection): München -> Berlin Train: 3h 54min - 167€ Plane: 1h 5min - 226€

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

You're too smart for this site. I too love taking trains across both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

I'd actually love to take some sort of sea train, underground tunnel or floating death wave train one day. It wouldn't be relaxing, peaceful, or cheap. But it would be an adventure.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Hour vs. hour it's the best form of transportation

You get more space, there's no TSA, you don't get charged for bringing luggage, you can carry on liquids, you get leg room, the wifi is decent.

But if I'm traveling a really far distance... For example, if I'm going from California to New York I'd rather go by plane. Going by train for that seems to be pretty horrible. America is in desperate need of a ground transportation that can get from California to New York quickly.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If we put in a mag-lev system that averages 250 mph from station to station, an overnight sleeper train across the country becomes extremely attractive.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

There is a sleeper train from Amsterdam to Vienna, last 2 / 3 years I checked it was sold out almost everyday. It seems like the perfect mode of transport

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

They are very much incomparable more so than they are comparable. Try taking a train over a sea or across a country like the US.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago

Agreed, but they'll inevitably fuck those up too.