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And I do, every time! They don't really care, although some make a half-hearted pitch about how the image gets deleted right away.
by floren 2y ago
And I do, every time! They don't really care, although some make a half-hearted pitch about how the image gets deleted right away.
- toomuchtodo 2y agoI opt in, and am always very excited to participate in this beta. Opting out isn’t going to change the deployment scale.
- dijit 2y agoHope it does. I’m also the person who consistently opts out of airport body scanners too, much to the embarrassment of whomever is unfortunate enough to be travelling with me. It is my petty indignation- if you want to violate me then I’m going to make it resource consuming for you also, should I have the capability. Reactions of the airport staff are surprisingly mixed, many don't mind at all - though universally they will force you to wait for 10-30minutes, though Gatwick staff in particular consistently repeats that “this won’t always be possible”, which is a weird statement to make to be honest, but I've travelled through there many times and they try to talk me about of it this way.
- toomuchtodo 2y agoHas the ability to opt out changed the TSA operating model? Or does it satisfy some emotional response in those who do while adding slightly more time to aggregate screening for the opt out population? I understand the desire, but the lever you're trying to pull is in concrete. Redirect your efforts to somewhere effective. By participating in Global Entry and opting into CBP and DHS/TSA "one to many" credential and identity proofing (colloquially "facial recognition"), it makes my life much easier while traveling. If I have strong data security and privacy concerns along the lines of "this will eventually lead to dystopian government interaction outcomes," the only place that is solved is at the ballot box and within the legislative and legal frameworks. The databases relied on for matching already exist [1]. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40045575 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40045575
- dijit 2y agoThe fact that it still exists indicates that it's likely to be the case, it's clearly frustrating for them and they would get rid of the option if they thought they could. People like me are probably padding the stats in favour of a small but consistent "preference". There's no way they're not watching the statistics and making decisions based on that. If they think a small enough minority opt out they will remove the option. > By participating in Global Entry and opting into CBP and DHS/TSA "one to many" credential and identity proofing (colloquially "facial recognition"), it makes my life much easier while traveling. If I have strong data security and privacy concerns along the lines of "this will eventually lead to dystopian government interaction outcomes," the only place that is solved is at the ballot box. That's not my concern, petty bureaucracy and trampling the dignity of people nonchalantly is. What I'm referring to is much larger than just the TSA, it's a global industry selling security theatre, imagining the techniques of tomorrows bomb threat are anything they've seen before, forcing you to throw your liquids away and then charging you through the nose for water on the other side. "But you can take an empty bottle, there are fountains!" That's the discretion of the security agent you happen to get, I've had bottles thrown out because they had "flOz" written on the side despite being empty. I travel a lot, so it's probably just the fact I want a consistent experience above else, and the rules are different depending on airport and very selectively enforced. Though they might argue that this is a feature to thwart terrorism.. (he says while rolling eyes)
- toomuchtodo 2y agoIf it makes you feel better, carry on, just don't expect it to change outcomes. It clearly doesn't. Opt outs are not tracked [1]. TSA opt outs are the equivalent of a close door elevator button that does nothing [2]. [1] https://www.muckrock.com/foi/united-states-of-america-10/tsa-opt-out-statistics-129121/#file-1020251 https://www.muckrock.com/foi/united-states-of-america-10/tsa... [2] https://www.sciencealert.com/the-close-door-buttons-in-elevators-don-t-actually-do-anything https://www.sciencealert.com/the-close-door-buttons-in-eleva... And a very on topic quote from the above citation: "Perceived control is very important," Harvard psychologist Ellen J. Langer told Christopher Mele at The New York Times. "It diminishes stress and promotes well being."
- mindslight 2y agoIt's been nearly a decade since I've had to deal with the assholes at the airport, but I'd always make sure to wait close enough to the line to not end up forgotten about. This would also cause the occasional person in line to think I was in line ahead of them, so they'd stop and wait behind me until an agent manually coaxed them forward. Sometimes they'd ask me if I was waiting and I'd get to say something like "oh, no, I'm not going near that thing". But the turbulence would generally make the agents see my waiting there as a higher priority to take care of.
- mindslight 2y agoBack in the day, there was a commercial bulletin board software called TBBS ("The Bread Board System"). It differed from most BBSs in that it could handle multiple lines on a single computer, through a built-in multitasking implementation. Most TBBSs allowed new users to dial in and create new accounts by entering their name and choosing a password on the first login. TBBS had a companion product called TDBS ("The DataBase System") that allowed writing interactive programs for use by users. One of these programs that became popular was a light adventure MUD called Illusions. I had a two line demo of TBBS/TDBS I got from somewhere (I think legitimately, actually), and I downloaded a demo copy of Illusions to play with on my own machine. Looking at its databases, I found something curious - the players' characters and the non-playing characters were stored in the same database, with the user name for all of the NPCs being "aa non-playing character". It turns out the game did not check for a user using that name. And of course TBBS knew nothing of Illusions's design choices. And so by creating a new login account so-named, I was able to play as the NPC characters, moving them around town and chatting with other players to much amusement. At least until the sysop realized what was happening. That is all to say, I too have had the experience of choosing to play as a non-playing character. (another fun fact: the companion product for connecting TBBS to the nascent Internet was called an IPAD - Internet Protocol ADapter)