U.S. Customs and Border Protection scanned 23 million with facial recognition, caught zero airport imposters in 2020
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) scanned over 23 million people with facial recognition technology at airports, seaports, and pedestrian crossings in 2020. The agency's annual report revealed that the system caught no imposters at airports and fewer than 100 new pedestrian imposters. The system has been deployed at more than 30 points of entry since 2018, but has only caught seven airport imposters total. The article reports on the system's ineffectiveness and privacy concerns.
- Date it happened
- 2020-01-01
- Organisation involved
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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