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[–] tischbier@feddit.org 10 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I believe it. They disavow that they take any recordings of us before we approach but, while I’m not a suspicious person, I am suspicious of TSA and HLS. Heads up they’re going to start scanning our faces at physical border crossings in cars now too. We have the same right to refuse as citizens but you know how good that is if you’re dealing with a crooked agent.

Masks help when approaching but obviously not a cure all when you have to move it to be identified by card

I hate that this is a conversation we are having.

[–] SaltSong@startrek.website 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I'm old enough to remember them promising, repeatedly, that the nude scanners didn't, couldn't save images.

Joke's on them though. They can't delete my pictures fast enough to avoid the trauma.

[–] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 3 points 3 days ago

yeah it fuckin sucks. you dont need to believe it or not, I swear to you (it also happened to my wife, Im a US citizen and she isn't) this was in the dublin ireland departures when you go to the states. you actually go through immigration when youre still in ireland. so you go down an escalator to a specific part of the airport thats sectioned off from the rest for this. walking up to the desk, before i had a chance to take my passport out of my bag, while I was still about 10 feet away, he TSA agent said "hello [name]" they did the same thing to my wife. its disarming as youre not expecting it. there's no knowing where in the line the facial recognition already took place. the idea you can consent/not consent is almost certainly purely theater.