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So airports board you with face recognition now?

TheIdiot

TheIdiot

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Oct 27, 2017
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I was boarding a Delta flight yesterday, and instead of scanning my boarding pass they scanned my face. In a matter of seconds a ticket with my information including first and last name was printed. "What the hell?" I thought. That was pure facial recognition, and nothing else. I provided no other information but my face to a camera. The most jarring thing for me is that no explanation was provided, they were just like "stare into the screen, sir"

I searched this up and this technology, biometrics, is becoming increasingly more prevalent as of 2019 in airports. Some airlines are even doing self boarding now.

What gives? What's wrong with scanning a passport? It takes the same amount of time.
 
finalflame

finalflame

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Oct 27, 2017
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Were you traveling internationally? You usually don't need to provide a passport unless you'r leaving the country?

Anyway, all the customs/immigration stuff was done via facial recognition when I visited Australia recently. It was much faster than U.S. immigration. You did also scan your passport, though.
 
Bigwombat

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Fuck that. I was telling my coworker about deep fakes today and her mind was blown. Technology and the nefarious ways govt and people are using it is getting creepy and it's worsening.
 

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TheIdiot said:
I was boarding a Delta flight yesterday, and instead of scanning my boarding pass they scanned my face. In a matter of seconds a ticket with my information including first and last name was printed. "What the hell?" I thought. That was pure facial recognition, and nothing else. I provided no other information but my face to a camera. The most jarring thing for me is that no explanation was provided, they were just like "stare into the screen, sir"

I searched this up and this technology, biometrics, is becoming increasingly more prevalent as of 2019 in airports. Some airlines are even doing self boarding now.

What gives? What's wrong with scanning a passport? It takes the same amount of time.
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Do identical twins, dopplegangers, or facial surgery trick these things?
 
jediyoshi

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Oct 25, 2017
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Bigwombat said:
Fuck that. I was telling my coworker about deep fakes today and her mind was blown. Technology and the nefarious ways govt and people are using it is getting creepy and it's worsening.
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I mean, they definitely already have your face if you're at the airport minding your own business. This isn't expediting that.
 
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TheIdiot

TheIdiot

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Oct 27, 2017
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finalflame said:
Were you traveling internationally? You usually don't need to provide a passport unless you'r leaving the country?

Anyway, all the customs/immigration stuff was done via facial recognition when I visited Australia recently. It was much faster than U.S. immigration. You did also scan your passport, though.
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Actually, it was domestic in the US.

CoolOff said:
Yeah it's happened to me a few times, I think Heathrow has it implemented?
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From what I've read, British Airways at Heathrow has implemented it with a self-boarding process.
 
Nell

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Oct 27, 2017
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Noticed this in Gatwick Airport. The system didn't recognize me though, I had to remove my glasses before it let me through.
 
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TheIdiot

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SolVanderlyn said:
Unfortunately for ugly people everywhere, yes

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"Stare into the screen, sir"

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ActStriker

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Oct 25, 2017
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I did it flying out of JFK last month and it was creepy af for sure, especially since I wasn't expecting it when I got to the gate.
 
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