Biometric screening at airports is spreading fast, but some fear the face-scanning systems
Traveling abroad? Get ready to smile for the camera.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is rolling out facial-recognition systems at the nation’s 20 top airports. The systems are designed to verify the identities of passengers entering and exiting the country by measuring unique facial "landmarks," such as the distance between the eyes or from forehead to chin, and cross-checking that data with passport photos already on file.
The biometric systems are already in use at some airports, and they could be in place everywhere as early as October 2020. They’re similar to the biometric systems that some airlines have begun using to simplify and speed up the departure process.
Delta implemented a “curb-to-gate” facial recognition system for international travelers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in December, and the airline says it will bring the program to Detroit Metropolitan Airport this year. Other airlines, including JetBlue, British Airways and Lufthansa, are running biometric pilot programs of their own.
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| by Anonymous | reply 10 | March 14, 2019 5:53 PM
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How long before your facial characteristics get sold to private companies so they can target you to sell you shit
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | March 14, 2019 2:45 PM
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It’s all becoming very Minority Report
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | March 14, 2019 2:53 PM
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Also those leaving the country....
(Just in case you're not aware of the real reason for The Wall)
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | March 14, 2019 3:04 PM
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We've had them at Manchester Airport in the UK for years and they are hopeless (all 6 generations of them).
50% of the time they either can't read my (UK issued) passport or can't recognize you. I doubt they could read any passports from outside of the UK.
They make the queues (lines) even longer and create a very hostile and confrontational situation with border staff.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | March 14, 2019 3:07 PM
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But what's the point, since we don't have a terrorism problem? Thanks to our intrepid TSAs on the front lines.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | March 14, 2019 3:19 PM
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I think Canada has this in place.
Australia was wonderful, it was like US airports before 911.
Plus, everywhere else I have been the custom agents are friendly and kind. In the US they act like prison guards; there is no excuse for that.
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | March 14, 2019 4:11 PM
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Border Agents in Italy are very friendly even though they are officers of the National Police Force (Polizia di Stato), which is unusual now.
The Biometric scanners in Italy also work very well.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | March 14, 2019 5:41 PM
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If you think your face hasn't already been scanned, digitized, analyzed, and stored, you're deluding yourself.
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | March 14, 2019 5:51 PM
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R9 Yeah if you are on Facebook, it's a given.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | March 14, 2019 5:53 PM
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