Facial Recognition Company Clear Is Going From Airports to Your Office
...you might have seen biometrics company Clear’s kiosks at airports or at stadiums, where, after a face or iris scan, you could skip the line in exchange for a hefty annual fee.
Using a Health Pass app, people have their identity validated through facial recognition, then they indicate whether they’re sick by taking a “real-time health quiz” and uploading test results. That would generate a QR code, which can be scanned by some device, like a phone or a Clear kiosk, to allow entry into an office or store within a certain time period.
If Clear’s Health Pass is widely adopted, it gives a private organization immense power over the implementation of public health policy. That’s especially risky at a time when there are no nationwide public health policies for reopening the country.
Small decisions made by Clear, like whether a person’s temperature alone is enough to grant access into an office or store, could have a massive impact on spreading or containing the virus.
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