CBP facial recognition technology fails to find anyone using false identities at airports
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The use of facial recognition technology is often controversial in terms of privacy and bias issues, and some even suggest it should be banned. But ethical considerations aside, is it really that effective?
Apparently not.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is one user of facial recognition technology. In 2020, a year that did see a drop in travel amid the COVID-19 pandemic, out of 23 million facial scans undertaken by CBP the net result of the technology attempting to identify imposters — those attempting to enter the U.S. using a false identity at airports — was zero.