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U.S., CBP Tells Airports Its New Facial Recognition Target is 75% of Passengers Leaving the US

www.404media.co Leaked Email: CBP Tells Airports Its New Facial Recognition Target is 75% of Passengers Leaving the US

An internal airport email obtained by 404 Media shows CBP is changing how it measures its goals for biometric boarding when people fly out of the U.S.

Leaked Email: CBP Tells Airports Its New Facial Recognition Target is 75% of Passengers Leaving the US

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has told airports it plans to increase its targets for scanning passengers with facial recognition as they leave the U.S., according to an internal airport email. Whitney Merrill, a privacy attorney, encountered a facial recognition system last month when boarding an international United flight. “Requested to opt out and the woman said ‘no, CBP said everyone has to do it.'

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