DHS’s facial scanning program may be inaccurate and illegal

DHS’s facial scanning program may be inaccurate and illegal

The report, authored by three lawyers at the Center on Privacy & Technology at Georgetown Law, says that the pilot is currently at nine US airports to scan the faces of travelers leaving the country. The face scans are then compared to DHS’s biometric database to their identity, ostensibly to prevent anyone from being impersonated. …