Otay Mesa border crossing uses facial scanners for screening departing foreigners

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High-tech equipment capable of scanning faces and reading irises for the first time is being used at a U.S. land border to verify the identities of foreigners leaving the country. U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspectors are now screening pedestrians crossing into Mexico at Otay Mesa.

“We want to know when a person comes into the country, and we want to know when they leave,” said Charmaine Rodriguez, assistant port director at Otay Mesa. Full Article

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How is this relevant to the purpose of this this website? California Reform Sex Offender Laws? I find no references to RSOs in the article.

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Now everyone will have another facet of the lie they have to live. If friends ask me if I want to go to Mexico for the day I’ll have to make up some lame excuse to explain why I can’t go . Even people that have managed to get off of the registry will have to lie with some lame excuse ; one can’t just come out and say “I won’t be able to make it because facial recognition software is being used at the border and since I’m on/used to be on the registry I won’t be allowed to leave the country , much less enter Mexico.”

like I said in another post, “this nation is embracing Naizisim in all but name “

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I heard that Disneyland is also getting that Technology they are already using it in Florida

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when is the effective date for IML to begin? Is the Janice lawsuit holding it up? am assuming will take 1-3 months to be agreed to a date given all the agencies involved.!?

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I am trying hard to live a good life, finally graduating this semester from a top university, but the more I hear of these things, I am saddened and left feeling hopeless. I would really like to consider moving out of this country. Are there any countries in which I can go make a good life for myself? Does anyone know where I can still travel to? Thanks

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I’m wondering how far they’ve come with this.

Is this system still only implemented in Otay Messa?

I have seen that they are completely rebuilding the Laredo Port of Entry.

Has anyone seen any Facial Recognition System being used at a land port of entry besides Otay Messa?

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