Here’s the letter from 14 senators slamming TSA facial recognition in airports
The TSA’s been planning to expand facial recognition to a whopping 430 US airports over the next several years — but a bipartisan group of 14 senators is now challenging that. Facial recognition “poses significant threats to our privacy and civil liberties,
Senators Want TSA to Pump the Brakes on Facial Recognition at Airports
"The 3% error rate cited by TSA represents more than 68,000 mismatches daily if used on all 2.3 million daily travelers."
Bipartisan senators push for facial recognition restrictions in airports
A bipartisan group of senators called on the chamber’s leaders to use the upcoming Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill to restrict the use of facial recognition technology at airports throughout the country.
Senators Want Limits on the Government's Use of Facial Recognition Technology for Airport Screening
A bipartisan group of senators wants restrictions on the use of facial recognition technology by the Transportation Security Administration
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Over a dozen lawmakers have voiced opposition to the adoption of facial-recognition technology at U.S. airports.
Slow down on facial recognition at airports, senators tell the TESA
The Transportation and Security Administration plans to vastly expand its use of facial recognition technology in the U.S., going from 25 airports with the tech to over 430 by this July. And a group of 14 senators from both parties are not happy,
Facial Recognition Software Used By TSA Is Useless And Dangerous: Senators
The Transportation Security Administration is seeking to significantly expand the use of facial recognition technology at airport checkpoints and legislators are rightfully concerned. A letter signed by a bipartisan group of 14 senators was sent to Senate leadership on Thursday and calls for restrictions on the TSA.
Senators call for restrictions on facial recognition screening at TSA checkpoints
The technology is currently in use at 84 airports around the country and is planned to expand in the coming years to the roughly 430 covered by TSA.
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