I first put out this warning on September 7th, 2021.
Since then, I watched the incremental roll-out of Idemia machines across domestic and international airports, along with those hideous Clear Pass booths.
An update in 2025 from the European Union about biodata collection. NOTE: This change does NOT apply to some, learn more here.
Your face/iris/gait will eventually be used to allow or deny access to you around the world. I suspect that by 2030, you’ll be expected to use your face to get into grocery stores and for most transactions.
I have been encouraging you to DECLINE ALL BIOMETRIC PHOTOS while you still have a chance to OPT-OUT.
I made this on July 27th, 2023:
Check this link for more tips on navigational essentials. :D
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More info and Substack posts, below.
Travel in the 80's vs. post-9/11
This is not a pertinent stack. I felt like sharing some thoughts I’ve had over the past few years with regard to my international travels.
Normalizing the "carbon passport"
Well, the Mockingbird Media is finally spelling out what some of us have known is coming for years: The carbon taxes and restrictions are here, loud and clear:
The biometric surveillance will continue to expand and the noose will tighten.
You MUST opt-out when you can. Make it harder for them to collect your biometric data. I’ve been telling folks to do this for ages, but they still line up like lemmings and take their damn photos for DHS.
Just imagine if the majority of us REFUSED TO COMPLY when they rolled out the mask orders? If we opted out of our biometric photo at airports, train stations, etc?
Our participation has helped build this prison. Push back in the ways you can. Opt out where you still can. Make it f**ing HARD for them.
Love, Kat
Here were the links I captured back in 2021 for this video:
You’ll be amazed to discover just how quickly you can be identified from a distance. With partnerships between public & private sectors, they’ve got the surveillance system in-place on a global scale. SIA (Secure Identity Alliance): https://secureidentityalliance.org/about-secure-identity-alliance/about-sia/sia-mission
https://secureidentityalliance.org/about-secure-identity-alliance/secure-identity-alliance-members/founding-members
Alliance Members: https://secureidentityalliance.org/about-secure-identity-alliance/secure-identity-alliance-members/full-members
https://secureidentityalliance.org/about-secure-identity-alliance/secure-identity-alliance-members/associate-members
https://www.idemia.com/we-stand-augmented-identity
Eye glance or fingertip: https://www.idemia.com/market/biometric-devices-automotive
Biometrics: https://www.idemia.com/biometrics https://www.idemia.com/press-release/sella-personal-credit-partners-idemia-launch-its-new-biometric-card-using-fcode-technology-2022-11-22
More links: https://www.idemia.com/press-release/idemia-showcases-industry-leading-facial-recognition-technology-dhs-2020-biometric-technology-rally-2021-03-22 brands.
https://www.idemia.com/press-release/idemia-gd-and-nxp-launch-wla-offer-smart-card-and-online-payment-firms-independent-contactless-payment-standard-2021-03-11
https://www.idemia.com/press-release/idemia-participate-uk-governments-digital-identity-pilot-2021-03-04
Honeywell: https://www.idemia.com/press-release/honeywell-and-idemia-announce-strategic-alliance-develop-intelligent-building-offering-2021-02-10
https://www.idemia.com/press-release/idemia-joins-spac-alliance-2021-02-04
https://www.idemia.com/press-release/idemia-extends-rd-footprint-australia-canberra-innovation-lab-support-quantitative-immunity-testing-covid-19-through-partnership-orbis-diagnostics-2021-01-27 •
https://www.idemia.com/press-release/idemia-accelerates-its-digital-identity-offer-governments-2020-12-17
https://www.idemia.com/press-release/idemia-awarded-afis-2020-inclusive-fintech-showcase-2020-12-15
https://www.idemia.com/press-release/australian-department-home-affairs-new-biometric-system-goes-live-using-unisys-stealthidentity-and-idemia-biometrics-2020-06-03
https://www.idemia.com/press-release/experience-world-interconnected-security-idemias-booth-milipol-paris-november-19-22-2019-2019-11-19
https://www.idemia.com/press-release/idemia-trusted-support-australian-border-five-more-years-2019-10-04
https://www.idemia.com/press-release/idemia-invests-further-apac-border-processing-capability-platform-2019-09-25
https://www.adventinternational.com/bigid-welcomes-30m-investment-from-advent-international-valuing-bigid-at-1-25b/
https://www.idemia.com/press-release/idemia-launches-mface-flex-enhancing-crowd-flow-management-innovative-facial-biometrics-2019-09-06
https://www.idemia.com/press-release/first-deployment-open-standard-identity-management-interface-osia-drc-2019-06-20
https://secureidentityalliance.org/
https://www.biometricupdate.com/202108/iris-and-face-biometrics-on-the-rise-for-access-control-worldwide
https://dis-blog.thalesgroup.com/iot/2018/09/25/the-iot-in-2030-part-2-the-future-customer-experience/
https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/markets/digital-identity-and-security/mobile/inspired/passive-behavioral-biometrics
https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/markets/aerospace/drone-solutions
https://www.biometricupdate.com/202012/mastercard-thales-and-idemia-promote-biometric-payment-cards-easy-enrollment
Real ID replacement: https://www.idemia.com/press-release/idemia-launches-converged-card-enable-financial-inclusion-identity-and-payment-card-solution-2020-10-29
https://www.idemia.com/public-private-partnerships
https://www.idemia.com/press-release/idemia-provides-avinor-oslo-airport-its-latest-facial-recognition-technology-2018-07-27
https://www.idemia.com/press-release/idemia-appoints-astrid-warren-chief-people-officer-2021-05-19
https://www.idemia.com/press-release/idemia-appoints-john-hynes-group-board-member-2021-04-28
https://www.idemia.com/press-release/idemia-launches-health-travel-pass-which-seeks-help-governments-boost-border-crossing-traveler-traffic-2021-04-12
https://www.idemia.com/press-release/idemias-facial-recognition-ranked-1-nists-latest-frvt-test-2021-04-06
https://www.idemia.com/press-release/idemia-collaborates-microsoft-deliver-secure-digital-verified-credentials-solution-2021-04-05 CBDC in Tokyo:
https://www.idemia.com/press-release/jcb-idemia-and-soft-space-launch-jcbdc-pilot-test-cbdc-store-payments-2022-10-24
CBDC: https://www.idemia.com/press-release/bitt-and-idemia-winners-g20-central-bank-digital-currency-techsprint-2022-2022-10-13