jetBlueYou may have heard about new JetBlue or Delta programs that let passengers board their flights by submitting to a face recognition scan. Few realize, however, that these systems are actually the first phase of DHS’s “Biometric Exit” program.
For certain international flights from Atlanta and New York, DHS has partnered with Delta to bring mandatory face recognition scans to the boarding gate. The Delta system checks a passenger is supposed to be on the plane by comparing her face, captured by a kiosk at the boarding gate, to passenger manifest photos from State Department databases. It also checks passengers’ citizenship or immigration status.
Formerly, I went straight to jetBlue's site to get flights instead of using an aggregate flight search site. Now? Never flying them again.
But I guess if the DHS extends their rights-violating policy and data collecting more broadly, I'm going to have to consider just not flying entirely.