--- title: "Here’s the letter from 14 senators slamming TSA facial recognition in airports" url: https://daily.dev/posts/here-s-the-letter-from-14-senators-slamming-tsa-facial-recognition-in-airports-xp1nvmnhk source_url: https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/3/24148346/tsa-facial-recognition-airports-us-senators-oversight type: article source: "The Verge" published: 2024-05-04T21:00:23.607Z updated: 2024-05-09T08:43:33.910Z tags: ["privacy", "facial-recognition"] reading_time: 2 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Here’s the letter from 14 senators slamming TSA facial recognition in airports **[The Verge](https://daily.dev/sources/theverge)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A group of 14 senators is challenging the TSA's plan to expand facial recognition to 430 US airports, citing concerns about privacy and civil liberties. They argue that the technology does not make air travel safer and could lead to 68,000 mismatches each day. The Senators also highlight the potential for government surveillance and the need for congressional oversight. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#privacy](https://daily.dev/tags/privacy), [#facial-recognition](https://daily.dev/tags/facial-recognition) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/here-s-the-letter-from-14-senators-slamming-tsa-facial-recognition-in-airports-xp1nvmnhk)