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Re:I Opted Out of Facial Recognition at the Airport – It Was... by chii on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @04:42AM (#20342672)
Not sure if this happens in smaller airports, but if the passport scanner is automated, they already take a picture of you.
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Re:I Opted Out of Facial Recognition at the Airport – It Was... by rickycook on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @05:02AM (#20342760)
they have a copy of a static image that they likely already have access to. very different to a high res alternate image, from a different angle, with a different expression, in different lighting
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Re:I Opted Out of Facial Recognition at the Airport – It Was... by nimajneb on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @10:35AM (#20344619)
It's only static if they aren't using AI to analyze the tons of images they have of you from security cameras etc. Google Photos can learn and search for faces of a person based on one confirmed face a person. I'm sure Facebook can as well. There's no reason to believe the Government or TSA is or isn't doing this.
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Re:I Opted Out of Facial Recognition at the Airport – It Was... by edwintorok on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @06:28AM (#20343085)
The ePassport gates in at the UK border both scan your passport and take a picture to confirm that it is indeed you. Since they already had my picture in the database from the passport I did not consider this an invasion of my privacy, and (for now) they are opt-in instead of opt-out.
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Re:I Opted Out of Facial Recognition at the Airport – It Was... by beatgammit on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @09:32AM (#20344109)
Wait, what do they take a picture of, your passport or you?
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Re:I Opted Out of Facial Recognition at the Airport – It Was... by matwood on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @09:50AM (#20344238)
You scan your passport, lean in for a picture of your face, and hand a receipt to a person on your way out.
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Re:I Opted Out of Facial Recognition at the Airport – It Was... by edwintorok on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @11:14AM (#20344955)
Yes, except instead of a receipt the gate just opened and I went through.
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Re:I Opted Out of Facial Recognition at the Airport – It Was... by bradstewart on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @09:50AM (#20344239)
Both.
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