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(1/6) Along with our allies, we sent a letter to urge the Port of Seattle Commission to reject the use of invasive face surveillance technology at SEA-TAC airport. Keep reading for some highlights:
(2/6) Last year, the Commission adopted seven decision making principles:
justified
voluntary
private
equitable
transparent
legal
ethical
Surveilling travelers on Port property is NOT consistent with those principles.
(3/6) Even if facial recognition tools were accurate (which they are not), accuracy does not create equity and increasing efficiencies at the Port does not mean that the use of invasive surveillance technology is justified.
(4/6) By doing this, the Port will be facilitating the expansion of powerful and racially biased systems that threaten our constitutionally protected rights and civil liberties. There is a long and ugly history of gov't use of surveillance tools to target specific communities.
(5/6) The Port can:
REJECT collaborating with CBP
PROHIBIT the use of this tech at the airport.
REEVALUATE their interpretation of their own principles to ensure they align with the concerns of marginalized communities.
Read the full letter:https://www.aclu-wa.org/docs/port-biometrics-aclu-beag-letter-dissent-september-29-2020 …
(6/6) At this point if you're wondering if there is something you can do, there is! Submit a letter to the Port demanding they reject collaboration with CBP and ban the use of facial recognition:https://action.aclu.org/send-message/tell-port-commissioners-ban-facial-recognition …
Port of Seattle staff are now claiming DHS (1) has regulations governing use of mug shot images and (2) is complying with Federal privacy laws. Both these claims are clearly and demonstrably false. DHS has *proven* it can't be trusted to comply w/ applicable existing Federal law.
Port of Seattle staff are arguing that COVID-19 requires moving to "touchless" procedures. Butfacial recognition *increases* health risks by requiring travellers to *remove* their masks, which isn't even allowed by health orders in many jurisdictions.
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