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December 12, 2019

Sea-Tac opts out of facial recognition

SEATTLE (AP) — At least for now, controversial facial-recognition technology won't be installed at boarding gates at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The decision makes the airport the first in the country to resist the rollout of a federal biometric identification program.

The Seattle Times reports the Port of Seattle Commission unanimously approved a moratorium on some uses of the technology after hours of impassioned public comment Tuesday, much of it from people calling facial recognition intrusive and dangerous.


 
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