TSA tests facial recognition to verify identities at airports.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is testing facial recognition technology at 16 airports across the US to improve identity verification without slowing down the speed at which passengers pass through checkpoints. The pilot is voluntary and accurate, but critics have raised concerns about questions of bias in facial recognition technology and possible repercussions for passengers who want to opt out. TSA says the goal of the pilot is to improve accuracy of identity verification, and early results are positive. The agency said the images aren’t being compiled into a database, and that photos and IDs are deleted.