A government watchdog officer said airport fever screenings could disproportionately bar racial minorities from traveling.
A federal plan to screen air travelers for fever to detect the coronavirus is drawing scrutiny from a government watchdog officer worried about risking privacy intrusions and racial discrimination without evidence that such checks will keep Americans safer.
The agency, created in the aftermath of the 9-11 attack to counter government overstepping in the fight against terrorism, has been investigating the use of body measurement calculations, such as facial recognition and fingerprinting technology, in airport security.scientists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention objected
LeBlanc cited the article in his letter and asked how the Department of Homeland Security has determined that temperature screenings would improve the safety of air travel.The federal government has not yet released a plan to screen for fevers for domestic travel and its status is unclear. Neither DHS, nor the CDC, responded to requests for additional information.
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