The technology provides a significant security ... to prevent the TSA from collecting facial biometric data. 'Every day, TSA scans thousands of Americans' faces without their permission and ...

At that rate of accuracy, around 8,700 people would still be misidentified per day if all were screened using TSA facial recognition technology.

The TSA confirmed the terminations of 243 probationary workers, citing "performance and conduct issues" with the employees.

“Limited federal appropriations and the diversion of the Passenger Security Fee severely hinder TSA’s ability to deploy cutting-edge security technology across the aviation system,” the ...