Watch: Face Scans for US Citizens Flying Abroad Stir Privacy Issues

HOUSTON (AP) -- If the Trump administration gets its way, U.S. citizens boarding international flights will have to submit to a face scan, a plan privacy advocates call a step toward a surveillance state.The Department of Homeland Security says it's the only way to successfully expand a program that tracks nonimmigrant foreigners. They have been required by law since 2004 to submit to biometric identity scans -- but to date have only had their fingerprints and photos collected prior to entry.Now, DHS says it's finally ready to implement face scans on departure -- aimed mainly at better tracking visa overstays but also at tightening security. But, the agency says, U.S. citizens must also be scanned for the program to work.Privacy advocates say that oversteps Congress' mandate.  Continue reading...