You can opt out of airport face scans

Re:You can opt out of airport face scans by sidewndr46 on Tuesday July 23, 2024 @07:48PM (#41052250)

What I really like is that the signs say they don't retain the image for more than a certain amount of time. Yes, most definitely the TSA does not retain it. But the Five eyes surveillance scheme? You can bet they do.

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Re:You can opt out of airport face scans by danpalmer on Tuesday July 23, 2024 @08:18PM (#41052425)

The sign continues…

…unless you’re not a US citizen, in which cases we retain the image forever. You can’t opt out.

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Re:You can opt out of airport face scans by lmz on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @03:24AM (#41054422)

... well the US gov already has my face from my Visa application anyway.

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Re:You can opt out of airport face scans by danpalmer on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @08:22AM (#41056246)

That's true for some, but there are many countries with visa-free travel to the US.

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Re:You can opt out of airport face scans by dhritzkiv on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @07:44PM (#41063404)

I believe there's also an exemption for Canadian citizens. [1] and [2] (Cmd-f "Canadian")

[1] https://www.cbp.gov/about/congressional-resources/testimony/... [2] https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/assets/documents/202...

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Re:You can opt out of airport face scans by creer on Tuesday July 23, 2024 @07:57PM (#41052311)

I guess "it's not retaining if they end up not "using" it"? With "using" creatively defined elsewhere. None of these words means anything anymore.

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