✈️ Are Airport Face Scans Mandatory? Know Your Rights (AARP Article)

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FROM THE ARTICLE.

What travelers should know about biometric data collection at home and abroad.

By Berit Thorkelson, AARP. Published October 24, 2025.

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[*] When faces are scanned.

[*] Can I refuse?

[*] Should I refuse?

[*] How to refuse.

[*] Face scan tips.

There’s a relatively new step built into the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) process at more than 250 airports nationwide:

Look into the camera.

The “camera” is a second-generation Credential Authentication Technology scanner (CAT-2), designed to quickly scan a traveler’s face and then compare it with their driver’s license or other physical identification to verify a match.

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https://www.aarp.org/travel/travel-tips/airport-face-scan-refusal/