TSA agents heckled me for opting out of facial recognition

Made a round trip between two US airports which prompted all passengers to have their photo taken as part of their identification by facial recognition. I politely declined both times I went through security. I’m gen Z - but the technology just makes me uncomfortable. I don’t use biometrics on my phone or anything either.

At BOTH airports I got the same exact line from the TSA agent, they laughed and said “you know there are hundreds of …

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