Not sure how many of you have flown internationally out of DFW lately, but big brother technology is in full functionality. Maybe it has been for a while? Flying out of the country on American Airlines I was shocked that I didn't have to present an ID or even a boarding pass. Just looked into a camera during boarding and it flashed my passport # and seat info onto the screen and welcomed me aboard. Then when I was returning into the country it was the same process at the customs desk. Just looked at the camera and they welcomed me back by name. Didn't want to see my passport or anything else. I guess it's convenient. But at the same time feels a bit weird.

I think most of you would be shocked at what kind of tech is out there and the sensors (cameras) that can access that tech.

My brother runs some programs for defense contractors and UAVs for the military. There is stuff he knows about and stuff he isn't allowed to see. The stuff he knows about is simply amazing. The stuff he doesn't know about but knows "about" about is hollywood-esque, then there's the stuff he doesn't even know about...it is next level crazy I am sure, because the stuff he tells me about is crazy enough.

Anyway, I say this to let you guys know if the govt wants you, they will find you. If you think you can hide from them, you better have a good underground self contained bunker that is shielded from all sorts of wavelengths and electronic sensors.

We were having issues with people sharing their passwords at work. Even after training and monetary sanctions they continued to do it. Next step was termination which we don't want to do especially in this day and age of no one wanting to work. I've implemented biometrics on every computer and door in our environment at work. We don't use Passwords or PINs, if you don't have that person's eyes or face you aren't getting into that computer, or at least to that person's AD profile. Has brought the password sharing down to 0 since there is no password to share. All server/network rooms have also been locked down with biometric door locks, only myself and ISO has access to the rooms.

Bet I could get in to your computer

Grow a beard. So far none of this technology has been able to find a workaround for someone with heavy facial hair. Anytime I have to get a new photo taken for an ID I won't shave or cut my hair for about 8 months and then I will dye my hair right before getting the photo. Every picture ID I have shows me looking like the Unabomber and every passport that I have has a different picture on it.

Grow a beard. So far none of this technology has been able to find a workaround for someone with heavy facial hair. Anytime I have to get a new photo taken for an ID I won't shave or cut my hair for about 8 months and then I will dye my hair right before getting the photo. Every picture ID I have shows me looking like the Unabomber and every passport that I have has a different picture on it.

Wrong. I have a full beard and the TSA facial recognition software had no problem identifying me.

Is it is eye based

That’s retinal.

Grow a beard. So far none of this technology has been able to find a workaround for someone with heavy facial hair. Anytime I have to get a new photo taken for an ID I won't shave or cut my hair for about 8 months and then I will dye my hair right before getting the photo. Every picture ID I have shows me looking like the Unabomber and every passport that I have has a different picture on it.

Do you have more than one US Passport?

You've been watching too many movies...

My mother was born a Canadian citizen, is a naturalized US citizen, and jewish. Because of that I have a US passport, a Canadian passport, and an Israeli passport. I'm also German with a German birth certificate as well as a US birth certificate and made a point of getting a German passport as well. Because I have grandparents of various nationalities I also believe that I can get a Swiss passport, a Polish passport, and one from the UK but I haven't gone through the trouble yet to see if I can.