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Re:TSA tries out another biometric system by al3xandre on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @12:28PM (#24354823)
Those things are basically standard in other (developed ;) ) parts of the world. Like in Singapore you just skim through immigration in 30sc by flashing your passport and fingerprint/face. Never get any queue... quite enjoyable.

While I agree that entrusting this data to a third party provider is not ideal... I also don’t think that hiring people to look at your passport, and then your face before letting you in the country is the future... seems a bit archaic no?

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Re:TSA tries out another biometric system by URSpider94 on Wednesday September 02, 2020 @12:53PM (#24355118)
The point the site is making is that this is primarily for DOMESTIC travel within the United States. I'm not a strong proponent of this point of view, but many people are highly opposed to any kind of ID check for travel within the borders of the US.
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