30 civil rights groups are asking the Seattle Port Commission to rescind its sanction of face recognition technology at Seattle-Tacoma Airport. The Port Commission, which oversees the Northwest’s largest international airport, had voted unanimously to collaborate with Customs and Border Patrol in the issuance of a 5.7 million dollar request for proposals (RFP) for the procurement and implementation of face surveillance at the airport.
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Port Commissioners had stated they felt they “had no choice” but to go along with CPB’s plans, but as the letter from the 20 civil liberties groups states:
The Seattle Port Commission has a choice not to collaborate with CBP and should not facilitate CBP’s unauthorized surveillance of U.S. citizens.
Read the letter below.
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