FACE SCANS FOR US CITIZENS FLYING ABROAD STIR PRIVACY ISSUES
July 14, 2017
If the Trump administration gets its way, U.S. citizens boarding international flights will have to submit to a face scan, a plan privacy advocates call a step toward a surveillance state.
The Department of Homeland Security says it’s the only way to successfully expand a program that tracks nonimmigrant foreigners. They have been required by law since 2004 to submit to biometric identity scans – but to date have only had their fingerprints and photos collected prior to entry.