TSA plans for holiday air travel surge, advocates plan pushback on facial recognition

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration is preparing for the wave of travellers over the Independence Day weekend with travel tips and more biometrics. Some advocates want to take the holiday weekend as an opportunity to resist what they see as the encroachment of unsafe and inequitable technology.

TSA is anticipating screening 17.7 million passengers over seven-day peak travel period, 2.82 million of them on Friday, June 30 alone.

The agency has 10 tips for travellers, one of which is to …

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