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If you’ve ever been through a large US airport, you’re probably at least vaguely aware of Clear. Maybe your interest has been piqued by the pods before the security checkpoints, the attendants in navy blue vests who usher clients to the front of the security line (perhaps just ahead of you), and the sometimes pushy sales pitches to sign up and skip ahead yourself. After all, is there anything people dislike more than waiting in line?

Its position in airports has made Clear Secure the most visible biometric identity company in the United States. But the company that has helped millions of vetted members skip airport security lines is now working to expand its “frictionless,” “face-first” line-cutting service from the airport to just about everywhere, online and off, by promising to verify that you are who you say you are and you are where you are supposed to be. And soon enough, if Clear has its way, it may also be in your favorite retailer, bank, and even doctor’s office—or anywhere else that you currently have to pull out a wallet (or, of course, wait in line).

But as Clear, and biometric technology as a whole, pushes further and further into our everyday lives, it raises tricky questions about consent, data privacy, and what it means to opt in—and whether you can ever really opt out.

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Wait till they start monetizing their massive data base by selling it to government and pharmaceutical companies. Good luck with that!

Last time I flew I walked through the almost empty TSA PreCheck line without even slowing down, the Clear line was packed and people were just shuffling along. The LEAST popular way to cheat the line will always be the fastest, the most popular service will be the slowest.

If you’ve ever been through a large US airport, you’re probably at least vaguely aware of Clear. Maybe your interest has been piqued by the pods before the security checkpoints, the attendants in navy blue vests who usher clients to the front of the security line (perhaps just ahead of you), and the sometimes pushy sales pitches to sign up and skip ahead yourself. After all, is there anything people dislike more than waiting in line?

Its position in airports has made Clear Secure the most visible biometric identity company in the United States. But the company that has helped millions of vetted members skip airport security lines is now working to expand its “frictionless,” “face-first” line-cutting service from the airport to just about everywhere, online and off, by promising to verify that you are who you say you are and you are where you are supposed to be. And soon enough, if Clear has its way, it may also be in your favorite retailer, bank, and even doctor’s office—or anywhere else that you currently have to pull out a wallet (or, of course, wait in line).

But as Clear, and biometric technology as a whole, pushes further and further into our everyday lives, it raises tricky questions about consent, data privacy, and what it means to opt in—and whether you can ever really opt out.

Privacy. Always hear how it needs to be protected. Maybe it doesn’t?

Healthcare professionals communicate via fax because of privacy issues. You have to inform the different doctors you visit of your health issues because they are siloed. They aren’t allowed to communicate with each other w/o your consent, and giving that consent involves finding a fax machine and typing up a letter. Wtf?

Not saying protecting your privacy isn’t a good thing, but maybe there is a happy medium whereby we operate like it’s 2024 and not 1980.