TSA’s airport facial-recog tech faces audit probe

The DHS Inspector General has initiated an audit of the TSA’s airport facial recognition program following bipartisan Senate concerns regarding privacy, accuracy, and effectiveness. The review will evaluate how the technology impacts security screening and passenger privacy as TSA pursues expansion from pilot deployments to hundreds of airports. While TSA touts 99.7% accuracy, lawmakers warn that at national passenger volumes even small error rates could misidentify thousands daily, and proposed legislation sought to halt or tightly regulate the program.