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…
Air Travel
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…
U.S. Rolling Out Biometric ID Exit Program In Top Airports Nationwide With Full Implementation Expected By 2021
By Aaron Kesel Activist Post previously reported that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) wanted to develop advanced facial recognition technology that scans the faces of travelers as…
Worldwide Effort To Restrict Everyone’s Right To Travel Is Close To A Reality
By MassPrivateI According to a recently published white paper there is a worldwide effort to restrict the right to travel of everyone. And you will not…
Year in Review: Airport Surveillance Takes Off in a New, Dangerous Direction
By Jennifer Granick and India McKinney In 2018, we learned that expanded biometric surveillance is coming to an airport near you. This includes face recognition,…
TSA’s Roadmap for Airport Surveillance Moves in a Dangerous Direction
By India McKinney The Transportation Security Administration has set out an alarming vision of pervasive biometric surveillance at airports, which cuts against the right to…
Biometric ID For Travel Goes Global With New CBP Tourism Partnership
By Nicholas West Biometric identification has quietly rolled out at several U.S. airports and various locations around the world. In some cases, it has been…
These International Borders Have Become “No Rights Zones”
By Simon Black, Sovereign Man On June 15, 1215, King John sat in a field in Runnymede, England, surrounded by angry nobles. His Barons—the big…
TSA Announces “biometrics vision for all commercial aviation travelers”
Activist Post Editor’s Note: As we’ve been covering for some time, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has a mandate that’s been 15 years…
