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As facial recognition and biometric scanning systems expand to 400 U.S. airports, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) is asking if this could be the beginning of a U.S. surveillance state. In a video interview with Philip Wegman of RealClearPolitics, Sen. Merkley said: “I'm concerned about the way facial recognition is used to encroach upon freedom and privacy around the world. We see China enslaving a million Uyghurs, and a tool they use is facial recognition software. It's so inexpensive and pervasive; if you put that power in the hands of a government, you can't know where it's going to go. “This is not the kind of tool you want to give to the government in a free country. You would never know you have the ability to opt out at any airport where they're doing this program." Comments are closed.
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