Czech police forced to turn off facial recognition cameras at the Prague airport

Post by 3oil3 » Sun, Nov 02, 2025, 1:42 AM UTC

gramie wrote: post #26

3oil3 wrote: post #25

It's interesting how we can all have such opposit judgments while sharing roughly the same education/experiences, and that it usually falls into a 50/50 share. I think an automated system to identify criminals in the most likely 'points of exit' is quite remarkable. I know that throughout history government have not really been so gentle, but that's an anoher topic -we get the governments we deserve. On the other han…

I travelled from Australia to Malaysia to Canada (with a stopover in Dubai), and all the time I had 2 1/2 bottles of water (probably 1.5 litres) in my carry-on bag that I had forgotten. Something about a 46-hour journey, perhaps. I went through 8 security gates, and no one ever stopped or questioned me about the water. And when I found it at my destination, I threw it out.

Post by 3oil3 » Sun, Nov 02, 2025, 1:43 AM UTC

noir_lord wrote: post #27

gramie wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I travelled from Australia to Malaysia to Canada (with a stopover in Dubai), and all the time I had 2 1/2 bottles of water (probably 1.5 litres) in my carry-on bag that I had forgotten. Something about a 46-hour journey, perhaps. I went through 8 security gates, and no one ever stopped or questioned me about the water. And when I found it at my destination, I threw it out.

Airports in UK have started lifting the fluid limits, the new X-ray machines are much better at determining the contents. So as airports upgrade those rules may finally be getting obsoleted.

Post by SoftTalker » Sun, Nov 02, 2025, 2:04 AM UTC

cj wrote: post #24

SoftTalker wrote: post #16

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Last time I came into the USA from Europe they never checked my passport. They know who is on each arriving flight and match faces to passport records.

I thought that’s Global Entry which requires going through an in person interview process and paying an application fee (if I remember correctly)?

Post by boomskats » Sun, Nov 02, 2025, 2:23 AM UTC

3oil3 wrote: post #35

oddmade wrote: post #31

So much ignorance in this thread. Quite staggering considering this is HN. If you're upset by security vs privacy at airports - don't Google how cell phones and credit cards work... ..and for the love of sanity - don't ask yourself how often you did not bring a phone and only used cash during a trip abroad. Good luck. Make sure you take your meds. ..if by any chance you DO want to educate yourself - the reality is -…

great example, there are like 50% of people that share yours point of view on the subject (cameras not bad), and another 50% who have the strict opposit opinion (cameras not good). And each is usually hard to convince otherwise, and many judge the opposit group. Me I dont care, I just want cheaper bottles of water in airport.

Post by oddmade » Sun, Nov 02, 2025, 2:26 AM UTC

boomskats wrote: post #38

3oil3 wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

great example, there are like 50% of people that share yours point of view on the subject (cameras not bad), and another 50% who have the strict opposit opinion (cameras not good). And each is usually hard to convince otherwise, and many judge the opposit group. Me I dont care, I just want cheaper bottles of water in airport.

It's not cameras not good, it's face recognition not good. Because face recognition not good.