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May 11, 2017 02:38 am GMT

Prepare to have your face scanned at airports across America

When President Donald Trump issued his infamous travel ban in January, it consumed headlines for days. 

But little attention was paid to other provisions in the executive order—including one that sped up the implementation of a program that could soon result in the facial scanning of every person taking a flight from anywhere in the United States.

SEE ALSO: This bathroom uses facial recognition technology to ration toilet paper

The program is a part of a larger plan called Biometric Exit, which is operated by the folks at Customs and Border Protection, a division of the Department of Homeland Security.  Read more...

More about Privacy, Airport, Facial Recognition, Database, and Department Of Homeland Security

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