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day(s)

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errors400 day(s)Deliver and present advertising and content400 day(s)

FeaturesMatch and combine data from other data sourcesLink different
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dataNon-precise location dataUsers’ profiles

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identifiersAuthentication-derived identifiersBrowsing and interaction
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storage" to store and access information on your device.

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personalised advertising180 day(s)Use limited data to select advertising180
day(s)Measure advertising performance180 day(s)Develop and improve services180
day(s)

Special purposesRetentionEnsure security, prevent and detect fraud, and fix
errors180 day(s)Deliver and present advertising and content180 day(s)

FeaturesLink different devices

Data categoriesIP addressesDevice characteristicsDevice
identifiersAuthentication-derived identifiersBrowsing and interaction
dataNon-precise location dataUsers’ profilesPrivacy choices

AdElement Media SolutionsIAB TCFOff

AdElement Media Solutions stores cookies with a maximum duration of about 365
Day(s). These cookies may be refreshed.

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limited data to select advertising180 day(s)Create profiles for personalised
advertising90 day(s)Use profiles to select personalised advertising90
day(s)Measure advertising performance180 day(s)Understand audiences through
statistics or combinations of data from different sources90 day(s)Develop and
improve services180 day(s)

Special purposesRetentionEnsure security, prevent and detect fraud, and fix
errors180 day(s)Deliver and present advertising and content180 day(s)

FeaturesLink different devicesIdentify devices based on information transmitted
automatically

Special featuresUse precise geolocation data

Data categoriesIP addressesDevice characteristicsDevice identifiersBrowsing and
interaction dataUser-provided dataNon-precise location dataPrecise location
dataUsers’ profilesPrivacy choices

AdGearIAB TCFOff

AdGear stores cookies with a maximum duration of about 395 Day(s). This vendor
also uses other methods like "local storage" to store and access information on
your device.

Privacy policyLegitimate interest disclosure

PurposesRetentionStore and/or access information on a device395 day(s)Create
profiles for personalised advertising395 day(s)Use profiles to select
personalised advertising395 day(s)Use limited data to select advertising395
day(s)Measure advertising performance395 day(s)Understand audiences through
statistics or combinations of data from different sources395 day(s)Develop and
improve services395 day(s)

Special purposesRetentionEnsure security, prevent and detect fraud, and fix
errors395 day(s)Deliver and present advertising and content395 day(s)

FeaturesMatch and combine data from other data sourcesLink different
devicesIdentify devices based on information transmitted automatically

Special featuresUse precise geolocation data

Data categoriesIP addressesDevice characteristicsDevice identifiersProbabilistic
identifiersAuthentication-derived identifiersBrowsing and interaction
dataUser-provided dataNon-precise location dataUsers’ profilesPrivacy choices

AdKernelIAB TCFOff

AdKernel stores cookies with a maximum duration of about 18 Day(s). These
cookies may be refreshed.

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PurposesRetentionStore and/or access information on a device180 day(s)Create
profiles for personalised advertising180 day(s)Use profiles to select
personalised advertising180 day(s)Understand audiences through statistics or
combinations of data from different sources180 day(s)Develop and improve
services180 day(s)Use limited data to select advertising180 day(s)Measure
advertising performance180 day(s)

Special purposesRetentionEnsure security, prevent and detect fraud, and fix
errors180 day(s)Deliver and present advertising and content180 day(s)

FeaturesIdentify devices based on information transmitted automatically

Special featuresUse precise geolocation dataActively scan device characteristics
for identification

Data categoriesIP addressesDevice identifiersNon-precise location dataPrecise
location dataUsers’ profiles

AdSpirit AdServerIAB TCFOff

AdSpirit AdServer stores cookies with a maximum duration of about 30 Day(s).
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PurposesRetentionStore and/or access information on a device60 day(s)Use limited
data to select advertising14 day(s)Create profiles for personalised
advertising60 day(s)Use profiles to select personalised advertising60
day(s)Measure advertising performance14 day(s)Understand audiences through
statistics or combinations of data from different sources60 day(s)

Special purposesRetentionEnsure security, prevent and detect fraud, and fix
errors60 day(s)Deliver and present advertising and content60 day(s)

FeaturesIdentify devices based on information transmitted automatically

Data categoriesIP addressesDevice characteristicsDevice identifiersProbabilistic
identifiersBrowsing and interaction dataNon-precise location dataUsers’
profilesPrivacy choices

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AdTheorent stores cookies with a maximum duration of about 730 Day(s). These
cookies may be refreshed.

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PurposesRetentionStore and/or access information on a device365 day(s)Use
limited data to select advertising365 day(s)Create profiles for personalised
advertising365 day(s)Use profiles to select personalised advertising365
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statistics or combinations of data from different sources365 day(s)Develop and
improve services365 day(s)

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devicesIdentify devices based on information transmitted automatically

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for identification

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Biometric tech, like facial recognition, is becoming more common at airports.

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Feb. 18, 2024, 7:26 a.m. ET
You’re reading The Morning newsletter.  Make sense of the day’s news and ideas.
David Leonhardt and Times journalists guide you through what’s happening — and
why it matters. Get it sent to your inbox.

Biometrics are transforming the way we travel. The technology, which identifies
travelers using unique physical traits like fingerprints and faces, is becoming
more common at airports in the United States. As a result, time-consuming
rituals that once required repeated ID checks — such as bag dropping, security
screening and boarding — are getting easier and faster.

Some experts believe that this will be the year that biometric use, primarily
facial recognition, becomes standard at many airports. The technology offers
several advantages: enhanced security, quicker processing of passengers and a
more convenient airport experience. It also raises concerns about privacy,
ethics and the possibility of broader surveillance.

In today’s newsletter, I’ll explain how biometrics are already altering many
travelers’ airport experiences, and how critics are pushing back.


CHANGE IS HERE

T.S.A. checkpoints at dozens of airports across the country, from Denver to
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The agency is using technology that takes a photo of a traveler and swiftly
matches it to a scan of their ID. This process will expand to around 400 more
airports in the coming years, though it remains optional; travelers can still go
through security the old-fashioned way if they prefer.

The T.S.A. has also developed programs with some airlines to enable PreCheck
travelers, who are approved for expedited screenings at more than 200 airports,
to check bags and even pass through security checkpoints by just showing their
faces, no ID scan required. Airlines say these changes can save substantial time
and make a noticeable difference in moving passengers through the airport.

Travelers will also have their identities confirmed by facial recognition when
they are entering or leaving the United States. The government’s biometric entry
system is fully operational, and the system to identify departing travelers
using facial recognition is now in place at nearly 50 airports. It is set to be
installed at every airport with international departures by 2026.


PRIVACY CONCERNS

Executives at various airlines tell me they believe passengers are becoming more
comfortable with using biometrics in their daily lives. Many people regularly
use facial recognition to unlock their phones, and shoppers can use their palms
to pay for groceries at some Whole Foods stores.

But not everyone is happy with the technology’s growth. Critics say the systems
lack guardrails to ensure people’s biological data is not misused. And, though
they have improved over the years, facial-recognition algorithms have
historically been shown to work better on white faces.



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The Traveler Privacy Protection Act, a bill introduced by Senators Jeff Merkley,
a Democrat from Oregon, and John Kennedy, a Republican from Louisiana, seeks to
halt the T.S.A.’s ongoing facial-recognition program. The bill’s sponsors say
they have serious concerns regarding security and the possibility of racial
discrimination.

Cody Venzke, senior policy counsel on privacy and technology at the American
Civil Liberties Union, said the government had not yet shown a demonstrated need
for facial-recognition technology at airports. And he expressed concern over
what he called the “nuclear scenario.”

“Facial recognition technology,” he said, could be “the foundation for a really
robust and widespread government surveillance and tracking network.”

Read my full story on the rise of biometrics at airports, which includes details
on the risks of using your face as an ID and forthcoming facial-recognition
expansions from major airlines.




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   penalties and interest for deceiving lenders is a blow to Trump’s finances,
   business — and identity.

 * After Trump won the presidency in 2016, condos in New York buildings
   emblazoned with his name started selling for less.

 * Trump allies are quietly planning ways to restrict abortion access if he’s
   re-elected, including by criminalizing the shipping of abortion pills using a
   19th-century law.


MORE ON POLITICS


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Dan Osborn Credit...David Robert Elliott for The New York Times


 * The leader of a strike at a Kellogg’s factory in Omaha is running for the
   Senate as an independent in deep-red Nebraska.

 * The Biden administration, in a concession to automakers and labor unions,
   intends to relax emission limits meant to encourage Americans to switch to
   electric cars.

 * Lawmakers in states including Florida are proposing laws against lab-grown
   meat, even though the industry is still nascent.

 * Nikki Haley plans to stay in the Republican primary race beyond South
   Carolina next week. Read the plans for her long-shot bid.


UKRAINE AND RUSSIA


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In Avdiivka last June. Credit...Tyler Hicks/The New York Times


 * Russian forces took Avdiivka, a longtime Ukrainian stronghold, after some of
   the most destructive fighting of the war.

 * Ukraine is in its most precarious position since the opening months of the
   war. Read about the state of Russia’s offensive.

 * Aleksei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader who died in a penal colony on
   Friday, returned to the country after surviving a poisoning attempt. The
   decision won him respect, but cost him his life.

 * The Biden administration is concerned about intelligence that Russia plans to
   put a nuclear weapon in space. Spy agencies are divided about how likely that
   is.


MORE INTERNATIONAL NEWS

 * The World Health Organization said the Nasser Medical Complex, which was one
   of Gaza’s last functioning hospitals, can no longer serve its dozens of
   remaining patients as the Israeli military siege continues.

 * A 28-year-old college student in Eswatini wants to topple the nation’s
   monarchy. His father is a soldier sworn to protect the king.

 * In Brazil, where dengue fever is surging, teams of health agents are combing
   through junkyards and climbing roofs to hunt mosquitoes, The A.P. reports.


OTHER BIG STORIES


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Assembling a rifle in 1917. Credit...Getty Images, Bettmann


 * The gun maker Remington is leaving Ilion, N.Y., for Georgia after two
   centuries, and taking the village’s identity with it.

 * The Catholic Archdiocese of New York condemned the funeral of a transgender
   activist at a Manhattan cathedral, saying it did not know who she was when it
   agreed to host the service.

 * The corpse of a woman and the cremated remains of at least 30 other people
   were found at the home of a former funeral director in Colorado.


FROM OPINION

Optimism about aging helps you stay healthy and happy, Caroline Paul argues.

Here are columns by Nicholas Kristof on Navalny and Maureen Dowd on Trump and
Vladimir Putin.



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The Sunday question: Is A.I. the future of work?

Artificial intelligence has become a priority for business leaders in 2024. “We
will look back in a few years and recognize that the growth of A.I. has actually
helped to unlock our human potential,” Simon Freakley writes for MarketWatch.

But whether A.I. is helpful isn’t so important if it’s unwanted: “That A.I.
assistant may be fabulous, or it may be an intrusive, buggy timesink that
imposes its own ideas on your work,” Rupert Goodwins writes for The Register.



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MORNING READS


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June Rodil, a sommelier and restaurant executive in Texas. Credit...Nitya Jain
for The New York Times


The pour: Sommeliers, once as an essential feature of any establishment serious
about wine, seem to be a luxury in the post-pandemic restaurant economy.

Blaxit: The Covid pandemic and the racial reckoning after the murder of George
Floyd led some Black Americans to seek a new life in Africa.

Mysterious motif: As the climate shifted about 8,200 years ago, cave-dwellers in
one of the last places settled by humans began painting a comblike pattern.

Vows: For one couple, the worlds of New York theater and trucking made a
surprisingly perfect match.

Lives Lived: Alvin Moscow wrote a best-selling account of the sinking of the
ocean liner Andrea Doria in 1956, then collaborated on the memoirs of several
public figures, including Richard Nixon. He died at 98.


TALK | FROM THE TIMES MAGAZINE


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Marilynne RobinsonCredit...Mamadi Doumbouya for The New York Times


By David Marchese

I spoke with the celebrated novelist Marilynne Robinson, author of a new
nonfiction book on Genesis, about American goodness and her friendship with
Barack Obama.



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I know that during Obama’s presidency, you became friendly acquaintances with
him. Have you continued that discussion with him since he left office?

No, I haven’t, and it’s my fault. For years, I wrote letters to him quite
consistently, and he wrote back to me, and it was wonderful. I stopped writing
the letters. I apologize to him a million times over.

Obama has been making podcasts and films. I wonder if that says something about
America and aspirations. Even this guy wanted to go to Hollywood and make
content. I find that a little dispiriting.

Well, I think that’s partly why I didn’t know how to speak to him anymore. It
was like he chose to step into another kind of life that’s very remote to mine.
Myself, I like books.

I have a theory about the lapsing of your relationship with Obama. You said that
you felt as though you didn’t know how to speak to him anymore. It suggested to
me that you saw him as a kind of avatar of American democracy. Then when he was
in the world of Hollywood deals, that wasn’t something that you could connect
with symbolically, and that’s why you felt like you couldn’t talk to him.



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I think it’s pretty descriptive actually. My admiration for him is great, and
I’m sure that he’s doing things of real value. I think he stepped back because
he does not want to be seen as a competitor with President Biden. Because
Obama’s signature quality was youth, and Biden’s is age. I’m less than a year
younger than Joe Biden, so I believe utterly in his competence, his brilliance,
his worldview. I consider him a gift of God. All 81 years of him.

Read more of the interview here.


MORE FROM THE MAGAZINE

 * What comes after prestige TV ? Tubi, the cult-hit streaming platform, is
   reviving a lost joy: watching really, really bad movies .

 * The Ethicist columnist on the duty to rectify an unpaid bill , even if they
   forget to charge you.

 * Read the full issue.


BOOKS


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“We’ve Been Here,” a collection of stories about queer Kenyans.Credit...Khadija
Farah for The New York Times


“We’re going to stand up”: Queer literature is booming in Africa.

Inside the best-seller list: Dolly Alderton, the British author of “Good
Material,” has an eye for bit players, including ones who nudge, nag and blurt
inconvenient truths.

Our editors’ picks: “The Rebel’s Clinic,” a biography of the Black psychiatrist
and revolutionary Frantz Fanon, and eight other books.

Times best sellers: Kristin Hannah’s Vietnam War-era novel “The Women” debuts
atop the hardcover fiction best-seller list.



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THE MORNING RECOMMENDS …

Learn how to make one of Cooking’s most popular recipes.

Listen to a podcast about politics and dating.

Sleep alongside a stuffed animal.

Slice bread with ease with this knife.


THE WEEK AHEAD


WHAT TO WATCH FOR

 * The BAFTAs — Britain’s foremost award ceremony for film and television — are
   today.

 * The International Court of Justice is holding public hearings tomorrow on
   Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories. An opinion would be
   advisory and nonbinding.

 * The Conservative Political Action Conference begins Wednesday. Trump and
   Javier Milei, president of Argentina, are confirmed as speakers.

 * South Carolina’s Republican primary election is Saturday.


WHAT TO COOK THIS WEEK


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Credit...David Malosh for The New York Times. Food Stylist: Simon Andrews.


No one likes to clean up after dinner. Emily Weinstein’s Five Weeknight Dishes
newsletter this week features recipes that use one pot or pan — maybe two, max —
including sheet-pan Cajun salmon, a risotto-like orzo with butternut squash, and
a butter-basted rib-eye steak.


NOW TIME TO PLAY


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Here is today’s Spelling Bee. Yesterday’s pangram was bullfrog.

Can you put eight pieces of history — including “Silent Spring,” the invention
of sliced bread and Freud’s couch — in chronological order? Take this week’s
Flashback quiz.



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And here are today’s Mini Crossword, Wordle, Sudoku and Connections.

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