Your Body is Your Password - And It's Being Stolen

Biometric Surveillance:
Your Identity Harvested

Fingerprints, faces, voices, iris patterns, and DNA - your most intimate biological data is being collected, stored, and weaponized against you in ways you never consented to.

Fingerprints
Iris Scans
Facial Recognition
DNA Profiles
7.2B
biometric records collected globally
87%
accuracy in facial recognition systems
$68B
global biometrics market by 2025
Collection Methods

How Your Biometrics
Are Being Harvested

Every day, your biological identifiers are captured, stored, and traded without your knowledge through seemingly innocent interactions.

Device Collection

  • Smartphone unlocks: Face ID and Touch ID data stored and shared with third parties
  • Voice assistants: Voiceprints created from every "Hey Siri" and "OK Google"
  • Fitness trackers: Heart rate patterns, gait analysis, and sleep biometrics
  • Smart cars: Seat position, driving patterns, and in-car camera systems

Public Surveillance

  • CCTV networks: Facial recognition in stores, airports, and city streets
  • Social media photos: Automatic face tagging building massive databases
  • Ring doorbells: Neighborhood surveillance networks sharing footage
  • License plate readers: Location tracking linked to facial recognition

Government Systems

  • DMV databases: Driver's license photos used for facial recognition
  • Airport security: TSA biometric data shared across agencies
  • Immigration systems: Fingerprints and iris scans for visitors
  • Criminal databases: Mugshots and prints accessible to third parties

Commercial Services

  • Banking systems: Voice verification and selfie authentication
  • Retail stores: Loss prevention systems tracking customer faces
  • DNA testing kits: Genetic profiles sold to pharmaceutical companies
  • Dating apps: Photo analysis for behavioral prediction

Where Your Biometric Data Goes

Collection

Your biometrics are captured

Storage

Data stored in databases

Sharing

Sold to third parties

Exploitation

Used against you

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW

Airport Biometric
Surveillance Expansion

The TSA and CBP are rapidly expanding mandatory biometric collection at airports nationwide, creating a massive database of travelers without explicit consent.

Airport Checkpoint: Queue of Diverse People Passing Biometric AI Face Scanning at Border Control. Security Camera with Advanced Facial Recognition Technology. Passengers Screening for Boarding Flight.

Facial recognition now mandatory at most major US airports

TSA Biometric Programs

CAT-2 Scanners

New ID scanners that capture and store facial biometrics from every passenger

Deployed at 200+ airports nationwide

PreCheck Biometrics

Fingerprint and facial recognition for "trusted traveler" programs

15+ million enrolled travelers

Credential Authentication Technology

AI-powered systems that verify ID and capture biometric data

Expanding to all checkpoints by 2025

CBP Border Control

Biometric Exit Program

Facial recognition for all international departures - no opt-out allowed

All major international airports

Biometric Entry Program

Face and fingerprint scans for all foreign visitors entering the US

10-fingerprint requirement

Global Entry Integration

Iris scans and facial recognition linked to international databases

Shared with 5-Eyes intelligence

What This Means for You

Mandatory Collection

  • • No opt-out option for domestic flights
  • • Completely mandatory for international travel
  • • Refusal results in secondary screening or denied boarding
  • • Data stored permanently in government databases

Data Sharing

  • • Shared with FBI, ICE, and international partners
  • • Added to facial recognition watchlists
  • • Cross-referenced with social media profiles
  • • Used for predictive behavioral analysis

Biometric Airport Expansion Timeline

1

2020-2021: Pilot Programs

TSA begins testing CAT-2 scanners at select airports

2

2022-2023: Rapid Deployment

CAT-2 scanners deployed to 200+ airports nationwide

3

2024: Current Status

Biometric scanning now standard at most major US airports

4

2025: Complete Coverage

TSA plans 100% biometric coverage at all US airports

Fighting Back

Legal Challenges

ACLU and EFF filing lawsuits against mandatory biometric collection

Legislative Action

Senators introducing bills to require opt-out options for biometric scanning

Public Pressure

Privacy advocates organizing campaigns to raise awareness and demand opt-outs

The Hidden Dangers
of Biometric Surveillance

Unlike passwords, you can't change your fingerprints. Once compromised, your biometric identity is stolen forever.

Privacy Violations

  • Permanent tracking: Your face becomes a license plate that follows you everywhere
  • Behavioral profiling: Gait analysis reveals health conditions and emotional states
  • Family surveillance: DNA data exposes relatives without their consent
  • Medical discrimination: Health insurers using biometric data to deny coverage

Security Risks

  • Identity theft: Stolen biometrics can't be changed like passwords
  • Deepfake creation: Your face and voice used to create fake content
  • Database breaches: Mass exposure of millions of biometric records
  • Spoofing attacks: Criminals using your biometrics to access accounts

Government Overreach

  • Mass surveillance: China-style social credit systems tracking citizens
  • Political targeting: Protesters identified and punished using facial recognition
  • Border control expansion: Biometric data used to restrict movement
  • Warrantless searches: Police accessing biometric databases without court orders

Commercial Exploitation

  • Emotional manipulation: Mood detection used for targeted advertising
  • Price discrimination: Dynamic pricing based on your perceived wealth
  • Employment screening: Biometric analysis used to reject job applicants
  • Social manipulation: Personality profiles sold to influence your behavior

Real World Consequences

Wrongful Arrests

False facial recognition matches have led to innocent people being jailed

Job Discrimination

AI hiring tools rejecting candidates based on facial analysis biases

Insurance Fraud

Health insurers using DNA data to deny coverage for genetic conditions

Protect Your
Biometric Identity

While you can't completely avoid biometric collection, you can significantly reduce your exposure and protect your biological privacy.

Device Security

  • Disable biometric authentication: Use strong passwords instead of Face ID/Touch ID
  • Turn off voice assistants: Disable "Hey Siri" and "OK Google" wake phrases
  • Limit app permissions: Deny camera and microphone access to unnecessary apps
  • Cover cameras: Use webcam covers and disable camera access when not needed

Social Media Defense

  • Disable face tagging: Turn off automatic photo tagging on all platforms
  • Limit photo uploads: Avoid posting clear photos of your face online
  • Privacy settings: Set all social profiles to private and limit data sharing
  • Delete old accounts: Remove unused social media accounts with your photos

Physical Countermeasures

  • Wear masks in public: Facial recognition can't identify covered faces
  • Use cash payments: Avoid biometric payment systems and surveillance-linked cards
  • Avoid biometric services: Don't use fingerprint or facial recognition at stores
  • Change your gait: Vary your walking patterns to confuse gait recognition

Legal Rights

  • Know your rights: Understand biometric privacy laws in your state
  • Opt out requests: Demand deletion of biometric data from companies
  • Report violations: File complaints with privacy regulators
  • Support legislation: Advocate for stronger biometric privacy laws

Take Action Today

1

Audit Your Devices

Review and disable biometric authentication on all your devices

2

Clean Social Media

Remove facial photos and disable automatic tagging features

3

Demand Deletion

Contact companies and request deletion of your biometric data

Company Database

Who's Collecting
Your Biometric Data

These companies are building massive databases of human biometric data, often without explicit consent or clear purpose limitations.

Tech Giants

Apple

Face ID, Touch ID, voice recognition

HIGH RISK

Google

Photos face grouping, voice prints, Android biometrics

HIGH RISK

Meta (Facebook)

Facial recognition, Instagram face filters

HIGH RISK

Amazon

Alexa voice prints, Ring facial recognition

MEDIUM RISK

Financial Services

Wells Fargo

Voice verification for phone banking

MEDIUM RISK

Bank of America

Fingerprint authentication, voice ID

MEDIUM RISK

Mastercard

Biometric payment authentication

LOW RISK

Surveillance Companies

Clearview AI

Facial recognition from social media scraping

EXTREME RISK

Palantir

Government biometric data analysis

HIGH RISK

Hikvision

AI-powered surveillance cameras

HIGH RISK

DNA & Health

23andMe

Genetic profiles sold to pharma companies

HIGH RISK

AncestryDNA

Family tree DNA matching, law enforcement access

HIGH RISK

Fitbit

Heart rate patterns, sleep biometrics

MEDIUM RISK

The Biometric Data Sharing Network

Your biometric data doesn't stay with one company - it's shared, sold, and combined across this vast network

Corporations

Collect through apps and devices

Data Brokers

Buy, sell, and aggregate biometric data

Government

Access through partnerships and subpoenas

Third Parties

Use data for targeting and manipulation

Your Biometric Identity is Under Attack

Every day you wait, more of your irreplaceable biological data is collected and weaponized against you.