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## We are increasingly beginning to see facial recognition cameras unveiled at different airports and other public venues. 
<center> </center> We've been told that it's going to help improve security but that “security” comes at a cost. And the facial recognition web continues to be built <b>without public commentary</b> on the matter being sought by those in authority. 

The *US* <b>*Customs and Border Protection program*</b> consists of a biometric face-matching system that is being used at various departure gates, located in over a dozen different airports in the country. 

## By 2021, they expect to be scanning over 90 percent of <b>[all outbound international travelers](https://www.cnet.com/news/facial-recognition-can-speed-you-through-airport-security-but-theres-a-cost/)</b>.

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Both Amazon and Microsoft have called for [more oversight of facial recognition technology,](https://www.engadget.com/2019/02/08/amazon-microsoft-facial-recognition-laws/) and critics frequently point out that facial recognition systems aren't [immune to making mistakes](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/26/technology/amazon-aclu-facial-recognition-congress.html) and it isn't prone to sabotage. And when mistakes are made they can potentially [ruin your life](https://theintercept.com/2016/10/13/how-a-facial-recognition-mismatch-can-ruin-your-life/). 

## There are many individuals *working in this industry* who have frequently *expressed their concerns* about the potential for misuse [of this technology](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-12/almost-everyone-involved-in-facial-recognition-sees-problems).

<center> </center> [Different states have already](https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/25/18106327/illinois-biometric-privacy-fingerprints-six-flags) sought to enact their own legislation surrounding the use of facial recognition technology; rules regarding the collecting and re-sharing of data, [along with detailing any consent that might be](https://www.cmswire.com/customer-experience/privacy-fears-grow-as-facial-recognition-use-continues-to-expand/) required etc. Civil liberties experts continue to warn about the [dangers that facial recognition systems might pose](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6834129/Being-able-walk-without-tracked-facial-recognition-thing-past.html), though they might offer us a newfound 'convenience,' they [point to various issues that such](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6834129/Being-able-walk-without-tracked-facial-recognition-thing-past.html) a future might pose, namely that there are dangers it could erode privacy and individual liberty.

## The public hasn't been consulted, no serious discussion has been had, while these systems have been increasingly adopted and placed at different venues in our communities. 
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<center> </center> The issues surrounding facial recognition systems are real, such as concerns over false matches, ineffectiveness (are they needed? Do they get the job done?), a loss of privacy, and more.

Some experts have estimated that it *might be less than a decade* before travelers will be able to go to the airport and get on a plane, without having to open their passport, because of the facial recognition security that will increasingly be used. 

You can already find faces being scanned in a growing number of airports, along with public and private venues. 

Various surveys have indicated that most of the public is ready and willing to submit to the new level of biometric security, saying that they'd [be willing to use it](https://www.sita.aero/resources/type/surveys-reports/passenger-it-trends-survey-2017) if confronted with the opportunity. But while travelers are being told that it will make things *more convenient*, that could come at a high price. And the promise of speeding up boarding times has also been questioned, it could achieve the opposite *in further delaying boarding times* and [costing airports millions of dollars](https://steemit.com/government/@doitvoluntarily/delaying-flights-to-scan-faces), while inconveniencing many.

[pic1](https://phys.org/news/2018-07-facial-recognition-privacy.html)
[pic2](https://www.cntraveler.com/story/the-future-of-biometrics-at-the-airport)
[Pic3 b yip](https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/facial-recognition-technology-concerns-1.4826931)

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