DHS Walks Back Proposed Facial Recognition Exit Scans For Americans Traveling
By Aaron Kesel The Department of Homeland Security’s Customs and Border Protection (CBP) branch has reversed a previous proposed plan to require all U.S. citizens…
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Rejecting Challenge to No Fly List, Federal Appeals Court Leaves Men Charged With No Crime “In an Indefinite Kafkaesque Nightmare”
By Andrea Germanos A ruling by a federal court Monday drew the ire of the ACLU after siding with the U.S. government and rejecting a…
Researchers Uncover Privacy Flaw in E-Passports
Researchers at the University of Luxembourg have discovered a flaw in the security standard used in biometric passports (e-passports) worldwide since 2004. This standard, ICAO…
Airbus Planes to Track Every Movement You Make – Including Bowel
By B.N. Frank If the 60 Minutes Australia report about contaminated air making passengers and pilots sick wasn’t enough to make you stop flying, this…
“60 Minutes” Australia Reports Contaminated Air May Be Sickening and Killing Pilots and Passengers
By B.N. Frank Friendly skies? A recent 60 Minutes Australia segment reports how you and your loved ones may not want to board a plane…
US Government Blacklisting System is Unconstitutional: Judge
By Edward Hasbrouck In an opinion issued late today in Alexandria, VA, US District Court Judge Anthony Trenga has upheld the complaint by 23 victims…
Why Is The Federal Government Hiring “EBOLA Airport Screeners?”
By Daisy Luther While the CDC has assured us that we don’t need to worry about Ebola here in the United States, at the same…
U.S. Customs Continues to “Modernize” Its System to Include Biometrics For All Passengers
By Nicholas West One aspect often lost in the immigration debate is the rollout of government solutions that are set to restrict the freedom of…
Hackers Stole Facial Recognition Data of US Airport Travelers
The TSA Just Updated Its Rules to Allow CBD Oil on Flights
By Emma Fiala Over Memorial Day weekend, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) made an important update to its website. Hemp-derived CBD products may now be…
Unconstitutional Searches of Electronic Devices at American Airports Have Quadrupled
By Dagny Taggart “Go to any airport in this country and you’ll see how well our government is dealing with the terrible danger you’re in….
Skip the Surveillance By Opting Out of Face Recognition At Airports
By Jason Kelley Government agencies and airlines have ignored years of warnings from privacy groups and senators that using face recognition technology on travelers would…
DHS to Face-Scan 97% of International Travelers Within Four Years
By Tyler Durden (ZH) – The Department of Homeland Security says that facial recognition technology will be used on 97% of passengers departing the US by 2023, according…
“It Should Be Illegal”: Use of Facial Recognition at Airports Draws Anger
By Eoin Higgins A boarding technology for travelers using JetBlue is causing controversy due to a social media thread on the airline’s use of facial…