How to opt out of facial recognition at the airport
I didn't know this was an option, there was no signage, no one told me about it at the airport. I encourage you guys to exercise this right, if everyone gives in (goes along with getting their pictures taken), it makes us all more vulnerable for our personal digital data to be exploited by corrupt gov't and bad actors How to opt out of facial recognition at the airport https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/07/29/airport-facial-recognition-scan-opt-out/ And why TSA face scans that are optional on paper can feel mandatory in practice. Updated July 29, 2025 5 min Security screening at Miami International Airport includes facial recognition technology. (Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images Group Editorial/Getty Images) Analysis by Shira Ovide You typically have the right to opt out of having your face scanned at airports. And it’s worth doing. That’s your summer travel advice from Joy Buolamwini, a pioneering artificial intelligence researcher and founder of the Al...