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Re:Americans can opt out of airport facial recognition by stronglikedan on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @03:39PM (#19913117)
> Your passport or drivers license should be all that is required.

Is that for citizens or non-citizens? I would think it's only the driver's license for citizens, correct?

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Re:Americans can opt out of airport facial recognition by dontbenebby on Tuesday May 14, 2019 @05:37PM (#19914119)
The issue is in theory non citizens can have DLs, and they're trying to sniff out illegal immigrants. (In practice they tend to not pry white people for proof beyond a DL and pinky swearing they're citizens)
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