US Plans To Add More Facial Recognition at Airports

Technology is coming at us at a fast and furious pace.

The United States Customs and Border Protection Service is adding over 200 airports to the list of the over 200 it already uses for its facial recognition programs. That includes nearly 50 airports with international departures.

The CPB plans more expansion in the coming years.

The Transportation Security Administration is right behind and says it has now deployed second-generation Credential Authentication Technology (CAT-2) scanners at more than 84 airports across the country.

New passport protocols and identification for U.S. citizens is scheduled to be implemented in 2026.

Several U.S. congressmen and women oppose the facial recognition program. The implementation of facial recognition has raised privacy concerns

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