Concern is building over TSA facial recognition tech. Here's how to opt out
Concerns are growing among air travelers about what happens to their photos taken by Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) facial recognition technology at airports.
The TSA utilizes second-generation Credential Authentication Technology (CAT-2) scanners to verify travelers' identification and flight status, according to the agency.
When a traveler hands their ID to the officer, the officer places it in the CAT unit. The unit scans the ID and confirms its validity to the officer. These units can authenticate over 2,500 types of IDs including passports, driver's licenses, U.S. visas and military IDs.
CAT-2 units have been implemented at about 85 airports nationwide, including Logan International Airport in Boston which adopted the screening technology in February 2020.
Despite the TSA's assurances, a recent article from HuffPost has urged travelers to opt out of facial recognition raising questions about data privacy.
'Photos are not stored or saved after a positive ID match has been made, except in a limited testing environment for evaluation of the effectiveness of the technology,' according to a TSA statement.
If a traveler wants to opt out of using the facial-recognition technology, TSA added that they won't 'experience any negative consequences for choosing not to participate.'
'Travelers who do not wish to participate in the facial recognition technology process may decline the optional photo, without recourse, in favor of an alternative identity verification process, which does not use facial recognition technology to verify their identity,' the statement reads.
'There is no issue and no delay with a traveler exercising their rights to not participate in the automated biometrics matching technology,' TSA wrote.
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