A TSA spokesman told me that if you say no, it won’t take you longer to clear airport security, and you won’t be subject to extra screening.
Yeah, but I was very caught off guard and they didn't advertise that as an option.
When I flew out of DSM they had a sign right before the agent informing us of the facial recognition and it was fairly small where it said you could decline.
I actually did decline, but I think the majority of people did it just because that's what the agent told them to do. They didn't question it at all.
do you? I was coming back to the states from another country, and I walked up to the booth and the border agent said "Hi, name" (using my first name) before I handed them my passport. There was no opting out of that one.
You have the right to decline.
Edit: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/07/11/tsa-airport-security-facial-recognition/
Yeah, but I was very caught off guard and they didn't advertise that as an option.
When I flew out of DSM they had a sign right before the agent informing us of the facial recognition and it was fairly small where it said you could decline. I actually did decline, but I think the majority of people did it just because that's what the agent told them to do. They didn't question it at all.
do you? I was coming back to the states from another country, and I walked up to the booth and the border agent said "Hi, name" (using my first name) before I handed them my passport. There was no opting out of that one.