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Despite Scanning Millions of Faces, Feds Caught Zero Imposters at Airports
- nexthash 6y agohttps://outline.com/rbqkfu https://outline.com/rbqkfu
- jfengel 6y agoHeadline is deeply tendentious. More completely: "Despite Scanning Millions of Faces [at land crossings and airports], Feds Caught Zero Imposters [just] at Airports [in 2020]". Seven people were caught the previous year at airports. And a total of 285 at land crossings over both years. I can't say whether that's a good or a bad number, but it's not zero. But the headline is deliberately comparing unrelated numbers to single out the zero.
- zxcvbn4038 6y agoIn my mind I’m picturing a couple dozen people in increasingly obvious and ridiculous disguises walking past nine CBP agents calmly discussing their overtime and benefits packages. (While in the background an ancient Dell computer and a technician from Deloitte watch the facial recognition program scroll Samuel L Jackson, Samuel L Jackson, Jackie Chan, Samual L Jackson, unidentified caucasian male, Samuel L Jackson, Jackie Chan, ...)