Scan Your Face Before Boarding
Airports worldwide have started using facial recognition software to scan the faces of passengers, in what they say is an effort to try and speed up boarding times and overall efficiency of the travel experience.
There are a growing number of airlines that have sought to embrace this technology and move toward using biometric identification as part of the overall travel experience. It might not be that long before the common mode of traveling no longer requires bringing your passport with you, because you'll only need to scan your finger, eye, or your face.
And Orlando International Airport is reportedly becoming the very first airport in the country to require their passengers to scan their face for all arriving and departing international flights. And this is for all travelers--including US citizens.
The facial recognition software isn't without its faults and critics maintain that they've been frequently shown to make inaccurate findings. The system can be unreliable and there are real security and privacy risks involved. Regardless of the concerns for any possible inefficiency with the system however, we can see that there is a growing prevalence for the use of this sort of technology.
Companies that have already embraced the facial recognition software, such as Lufthansa, have insisted that it's going to help them get people onto the plane much quicker.
It has frequently been said that someday soon, scanning your eye, face, or finger, might replace showing your boarding pass or passport. For some travelers who've already experienced using the system, they have already said that they are in favor of embracing this technology. Though, for those who aren't eager to become familiarized with it, they'll likely adjust their travel plans, until they aren't left with any option.
This technology has already been used at airports in places like the United States, Singapore, and at dozens of airports in China.
Sources:
https://thepointsguy.com/news/mco-will-conduct-face-scans/
http://krcrtv.com/news/nation-world/orlando-international-airport-to-scan-faces-of-us-citizens
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43962881
https://www.forbes.com/sites/oliverwyman/2015/11/11/what-do-frequent-flyers-hate-most-about-travel/#1ff21257eabc
http://techwireasia.com/2018/04/facial-recognition-is-widely-adopted-in-chinas-airports/
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/cheapflights/the-waiting-game-a-survey_b_10344132.html
https://www.itnews.com.au/news/sydney-airport-to-run-face-recognition-throughout-terminals-492171
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I can see this as a good thing and bad . What if they scan and it’s like getting your background history . What if someone has done something bad and then they would look at them differently
More importantly, who defines what's 'bad'? Anyone who protests or questions the government is labeled 'bad' by the government. If you grow or smoke a plant on your own property the government says you're 'bad'. It's getting to the point if you want to buy anything with cash you're seen as 'bad' because only a criminal wouldn't want their every transaction monitored by the 'good' government.
Seriously it is great if we could travel without passports in the future. Knowledge and technology are blessings :)
Welcome to the world. Everything we dreamed about a couple decades ago becomes reality eventually.
Lol, what can go wrong if they scan instead looking at passports? For our luck, the error rate of these scans are 0%, finally we can fly safe and fast. Hooray for brave new world. :P
The problem is that most people simply do not understand the technology and the massive potential for misuse/abuse. Facial recognition technology doesn't just scan your face and check just your face versus your face on file. Facial recognition is just one tiny aspect of it. It doesn't just use data-points of your face, it uses data-points about you.
Your biometric facial profile links to a profile with your personal information. Name, address, phone, email, employment, next of kin, etc. Just think of all the information you have ever provided on a government form, all that information about you will be used, not just your face.
Then there's all the government monitoring of any and all internet or telecommunications traffic including phone calls, text messages, emails, pictures, websites visited, and everything else you do online, that's more data-points the government can use to build your profile.
And with corporations and governments working more hand in hand and sharing information it's not just government data about you that can be used against you but potentially corporate data about you, so everything you 'like' and all those personal messages and pictures you've ever sent over a corporate server may also potentially be added to your profile.
Are you people okay with all that information being collected and accessed by governments and corporations? Are you really willing to give up so much of your privacy and freedom for the illusion of safety and security? Or are you so willing to put a slave collar around your own neck in the name of 'convenience' and having a line move faster?
And what about the continual push for automation and eventually AI. Just think about all the many laws there are, and just think that an automated/AI system could use facial recognition to detect you committing a crime like jaywalking or walking on the grass and automatically send you a fine (or just deduct straight from your account with the cashless society being pushed).
While facial recognition may have some beneficial uses the way it's being pushed and implimented by governments around the world it's not for our benefit, it's for our enslavement.
Scanning my face at 5 am after a sleepless night - wonderful! However, in Euorpe at least I don't think passport control takes up too much time. The really tedious part is security, checking your cabin luggage, making you empty pockets, taking of your shoes. I've long been of the opinion that the best way to speed the process would be people boarding the plane naked...
Great article/post @doitvoluntarily! Always great work 😀👍
It is surprising how well-used technology can provide a good service for people, without doubt this will reduce shipping times.
Here in Argentina we are using some shipping through the position of our hands on a scanner and with that they are speeding up the procedures, although it is in a testing stage.
many people dear friend @doitvoluntarily for sharing this news
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the technology is so advanced that in the not too distant future I am sure we will travel without a passport, this news @doitvoluntarily is incredible thanks for sharing
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Security is becoming tighter and tighter. Governments are taking more and more control, promoting a fear based reality. We need to stand up and promote love. Fear is not the way and will only bring more darkness. We are all one family. Love and light!