Few passengers are told they can opt out, and when they do, airport staff may push back US lawmakers are trying to extend the ...

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has been expanding its use of facial recognition technology at its airport ...

Groups representing major U.S. airlines, travel companies and airports on Monday urged the Senate to reject a bill that would ...

Digital rights groups are asking whether travelers are sleepwalking into an acceptance of facial recognition as the default.

A group representing several major airlines alongside travel companies and airports is opposing a Senate bill that would ...

You typically have the right to opt out of having your face scanned at airports. And it’s worth doing. That’s your summer travel advice from Joy Buolamwini, a pioneering artificial intelligence ...

At the heart of the clash is the Traveler Privacy Protection Act, a bipartisan bill backed by Senators Jeff Merkley, Ed ...

Lawmakers have proposed a bill that would institute a pretty significant change for the Transportation Security ...

Here's what travelers should know about TSA's facial recognition technology. A traveler waits while the tablet captures her photo to immediately verify that her face matches the face on her ID.

TSA is expanding facial recognition technology at airports across the country. The agency says it only uses the face scans to verify travelers' identities, but privacy experts still have concerns.

The legislation would also forbid the TSA from storing traveler facial recognition data indefinitely and from using the technology to target people or conduct mass surveillance. “The TSA subjects ...

The facial recognition technology is in operation at 84 airports across the country with plans to expand it to 400 U.S. airports over the next few years, according to the TSA.