DALLAS - The Homeland Security Department is backing away from requiring that U.S. citizens submit to facial-recognition technology when they leave or enter the country. The department said Thursday that it has no plans to expand facial recognition to U.S. citizens. A spokesman said DHS will delete the idea from its regulatory agenda, where privacy advocates spotted it this week. But after meeting with lawmakers and privacy experts — including this week — it decided it was better to continue letting Americans opt out. Facial recognition is used to screen passengers at more than a dozen U.S. airports.

Source: thestar December 05, 2019 23:18 UTC