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Something over twenty years ago, I met my father and stepmother at Dulles. He had adhesive tape all over his nose from a fall on vacation. I wonder how that wou
by cafard 5y ago
Something over twenty years ago, I met my father and stepmother at Dulles. He had adhesive tape all over his nose from a fall on vacation. I wonder how that would have worked.
- toomuchtodo 5y agoThe same way TSA verifies your face against your physical identity credential: a margin of error, with additional proofing performed if your face isn’t enough (you can fly without a government ID, for example, if you show up a bit earlier at the TSA checkpoint for additional screening/proofing). https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identification https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identification (control-f Forgot Your ID?)
- usrbinbash 5y agoOr we could just use the existing technology, which is more reliable, simpler, cheaper, requires less expensive gear, is easier to set up and maintain, can be explained to the layperson in 2-3 sentences, and offers far less chance for bad actors to abuse it. Just because something is more complex, doesn't make it better.