TSA says 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.

The Transportation Security Administration on Tuesday began testing a new, more modest body scanning system at three airports. They hope it will assuage critics' concerns that the nearly 500 full ...

James Ellis Updated Tue, Aug 14, 2018, 2:52 PM TSA Tests 3D Scanners for Carry-On Bags at 15 Major Airports ...

Today, the TSA is not using facial recognition technology to go after criminals but they could try to expand it further. Next thing you know, we have a surveillance state all over the United States.

1 / 14 Facial Recognition Airports A traveler inserts her ID card while using the Transportation Security Administration's new facial recognition technology at a Baltimore-Washington International ...

TSA wants to leverage facial images taken at specially designated gates against existing identification photos on e-passports to verify identity, instead of using temporary databases.

The Transportation Security Administration’s plan to award a pair of blanket purchase agreements for test and evaluation support has run off-course as several losing bidders have filed protests.

TSA could decide to keep photos taken to match passengers' ID for more than 24 hours, he said. Or the agency could decide to match the photos to a database, which he said raises additional privacy ...

TSA had expected to begin testing CT scanners for carry-on luggage by the end of 2016. CT scanners create a 3-D image that can be rotated to give screeners a better look.

Secure Flight, the long-awaited government-run passenger screening system, is nearly ready—again. The head of the Transportation Security Administration tells Congress that the agency will soon ...