https://terminal.space/tag/biometrics/ Recent content in Biometrics on sugar, spice, &terminal? nice Hugo en Sun, 15 Feb 2026 22:21:53 +0000 https://terminal.space/tech/privacy-and-the-panopticon-at-the-airport/ Sun, 15 Feb 2026 22:21:53 +0000 https://terminal.space/tech/privacy-and-the-panopticon-at-the-airport/ <figure><img src="https://terminal.space/tech/privacy-and-the-panopticon-at-the-airport/images/satwika-ananta-yUSNX3gjIQ4-unsplash.jpeg"> </figure> <p>&ldquo;Your ID is immaterial. We only use our face recognition software&rdquo; is just the <a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/ices-forced-face-scans-to-verify-citizens-is-unconstitutional-lawmakers-say/">latest trend</a> in surveillance and control in the United States. This blog post is not about ICE&rsquo;s Mobile Fortify, however, but connecting the dots between those ICE encounters and the compliant, unquestioning behavior of travelers at the airport. Staring into a camera adds specific, tagged training data to improve biometric algorithms (besides making you easy to identify later). A culture of blind compliance reinforces behaviors for both police state and its subjects for how these interactions should go.</p>