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Facial recognition and a ‘journey pass’ stored on passengers’ phones are part of UN-backed plans to digitise air transport (www.theguardian.com)

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Passengers will also be able to upload their passports to their phone and travel through airports using their face for verification. Instead of manually checking in, which would let airlines know who intends to board their flights, airlines will instead be alerted when passengers arrive at the airport and their face is scanned.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

So, the UN want people to buy another cheap budget-phone just so they can have a digital ID app? (Cuz aint no way I want more spyware and power-drain on my main)

Budget phones that are poorly made and will stop working in 2 years, and since battery replacement is not even worth it for a cheap phone, this means e-waste.

The UN supports e-waste? 🤔