TSA
Feds Ramp up Facial Recognition as a “Convenience” at Airports
This week, EPIC released 346 pages of documents from a FOIA request. They tell how US Customs and Border Protection is “scrambling” to implement a โbiometric entry-exit system,โ with the goal of using facial recognition technology on travelers aboard...
TSA’s Dangerous Roadmap for Airport Surveillance
The Transportation Security Administration has set out an alarming vision of pervasive biometric surveillance at airports. Michael Boldin (follow) covers a report from EFF which notes that this cuts against the right to privacy, the right to travel, and the right to...
The Rise of Spying Transit Police
Today’s public transit police departments offer a frightening glimpse into the future of commuter surveillance. The feds, with the willing cooperation of state and local law enforcement, are building a giant surveillance network on the U.S. transportation...
LA Transit Authority Partnering Up with Feds to Deploy Portable Full-Body Scanners
The TSA has partnered with the Los Angelesย County Metropolitan Transportation Authority to search passengers using portable full-body scanners. It has been a year since I warned commuters that the TSA wanted to installย full-body biometric scanners at train stations....