TSA might like facial recognition but passengers not so much

SilverElfin · 2025-07-31T22:11:29 1753999889

Everyone should opt out every single time they encounter facial recognition. Unfortunately I see almost everyone blindly agreeing to ANYTHING they’re asked at an airport

JSR_FDED · 2025-07-31T22:28:17 1754000897

I’m sympathetic to that viewpoint, but there are times that I think it’s appropriate. For me an airport is one of those times. I believe it’s one of the things that makes me safer.

JSR_FDED · 2025-07-31T22:25:28 1754000728

Coincidentally writing this from the airport (ORD). Like it or not, the reality is that there’s not enough personnel to accommodate opt-out passengers.

JohnFen · 2025-07-31T22:27:31 1754000851

Then hire more. I hear there's a lot of people looking for work these days.

JSR_FDED · 2025-07-31T22:52:17 1754002337

For sure, the limitation is not availability of people - it’s budgets and/or profit motive.

laweijfmvo · 2025-07-31T21:26:41 1753997201

eventually they’ll (silently) remove the notice about the photo being immediately deleted after verification. then they’ll silently remove the notice about opting out.