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Narrative Analysis - Report

Key Focus

Travel Association also says failure to use the technology could result in national security risks.. . Mr. Merkley rejected the criticism, pointing out that his amendment merely preserved the status quo. ...

Using kiosks with iPads affixed to them, passengers have their photographs taken and matched to an image from a government database instead of presenting a physical identification card.. . Mr. Merkley said he grew concerned about the technology after encountering it at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C ...

No momentum supporting factor found

Challenge supporting factors

(government,inaccurate)

(technology,government,inaccurate)

(government,ever-increasing)

(technology,government,ever-increasing)

(technology,government,americans)

(technology,merkley)

(technology,risks)

(technology,inaccurate)

(government,workers)

Work-in-progress supporting factors

(government,washington)

(technology,government,washington)

(technology,government,track)

(technology,track)

(government,reagan_national_airport)

(technology,government,reagan_national_airport)

(government,photograph)

(government,merkley)

(technology,government,photograph)

(technology,photograph)

(technology,travel)

(technology,government,merkley)

(technology,security)

(technology,merkley)

(technology,government,individuals)

Time Period	Challenge	Momentum	WIP
Report	22.41	0.00	77.59

High Level Abstraction (HLA) combined

High Level Abstraction (HLA)	Report
(1) (technology,merkley)	100.00
(2) (government,washington)	94.38
(3) (technology,government,washington)	92.13
(4) (technology,government,track)	89.89
(5) (technology,track)	86.52
(6) (government,reagan_national_airport)	85.39
(7) (technology,government,reagan_national_airport)	82.02
(8) (government,photograph)	79.78
(9) (government,merkley)	77.53
(10) (technology,government,photograph)	76.40
(11) (technology,photograph)	74.16
(12) (technology,travel)	73.03
(13) (technology,government,merkley)	69.66
(14) (technology,security)	68.54
(15) (technology,government,individuals)	65.17
(16) (technology,individuals)	62.92
(17) (government,inaccurate)	61.80
(18) (technology,government,inaccurate)	58.43
(19) (government,identification)	56.18
(20) (technology,government,identification)	52.81
(21) (government,ever-increasing)	51.69
(22) (technology,government,ever-increasing)	48.31
(23) (technology,government,encountering)	44.94
(24) (technology,government,americans)	41.57
(25) (security,travel)	38.20
(26) (technology,washington)	31.46
(27) (security,software)	30.34
(28) (technology,software)	29.21
(29) (technology,risks)	28.09
(30) (technology,reagan_national_airport)	26.97
(31) (technology,inaccurate)	25.84
(32) (security,workers)	24.72
(33) (security,risks)	23.60
(34) (security,checkpoints)	22.47
(35) (congress,workers)	21.35
(36) (congress,travelers)	20.22
(37) (congress,start)	19.10
(38) (congress,biometrics)	19.10
(39) (congress,seizing)	17.98
(40) (congress,scanning)	16.85
(41) (government,scanning)	15.73
(42) (congress,hoarding)	14.61
(43) (congress,government)	13.48
(44) (congress,fear)	12.36
(45) (congress,bureaucrats)	11.24
(46) (congress,abusing)	7.87
(47) (government,workers)	6.74
(48) (government,track)	5.62
(49) (government,individuals)	2.25

Supporting narratives:

Please refer to knowledge diagram for a complete set of supporting narratives.

challenge - Back to HLA

No American should be forced to have their photograph taken without their consent, he said, adding that he was worried about the government building an ever-increasing database of Americans'faces that could be misused. He also argued that the technology was inaccurate and had unacceptable error rates. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(technology,government,inaccurate)
(government,inaccurate)
Inferred entity relationships (3)
(inaccurate,technology) [inferred]
(government,inaccurate,technology) [inferred]
(government,inaccurate) [inferred]

challenge - Back to HLA

No American should be forced to have their photograph taken without their consent, he said, adding that he was worried about the government building an ever-increasing database of Americans'faces that could be misused. He also argued that the technology was inaccurate and had unacceptable error rates ...
High Level Abstractions:

(government,ever-increasing)
(technology,government,ever-increasing)
(technology,government,americans)
Inferred entity relationships (4)
(government,technology,washington) [inferred]
(government,technology,track) [inferred]
(ever-increasing,government,technology) [inferred]
(ever-increasing,government) [inferred]

challenge - Back to HLA

Travel Association also says failure to use the technology could result in national security risks.. . Mr. Merkley rejected the criticism, pointing out that his amendment merely preserved the status quo. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(technology,merkley)

challenge - Back to HLA

The U.S. Travel Association also says failure to use the technology could result in national security risks.. . Mr. Merkley rejected the criticism, pointing out that his amendment merely preserved the status quo ...
High Level Abstractions:

(technology,risks)

challenge - Back to HLA

No American should be forced to have their photograph taken without their consent, he said, adding that he was worried about the government building an ever-increasing database of Americans'faces that could be misused. He also argued that the technology was inaccurate and had unacceptable error rates.. . "I come from rural Oregon, so I've always had a bit of concern about government having too much ability to track individuals," Mr ...
High Level Abstractions:

(technology,inaccurate)

challenge - Back to HLA

Schumer included the amendment on a list of proposals that should get a vote before the bill passes, but he has not publicly taken a position on it.. . Mr. Kennedy said he was particularly concerned about government workers potentially abusing the data after scanning millions of faces each day. "Unless Congress reins in this program through our amendment to the F.A.A ...
High Level Abstractions:

(government,workers)

WIP - Back to HLA

Merkley said he grew concerned about the technology after encountering it at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(technology,government,washington)
(government,washington)
Inferred entity relationships (2)
(government,technology,track) [inferred]
(technology,washington) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

"I come from rural Oregon, so I've always had a bit of concern about government having too much ability to track individuals," Mr. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(technology,government,track)
(technology,government,individuals)
(technology,individuals)
(technology,track)
Inferred entity relationships (4)
(government,technology,washington) [inferred]
(technology,track) [inferred]
(individuals,technology) [inferred]
(government,individuals) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

Using kiosks with iPads affixed to them, passengers have their photographs taken and matched to an image from a government database instead of presenting a physical identification card.. . Mr. Merkley said he grew concerned about the technology after encountering it at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(government,reagan_national_airport)
(technology,government,reagan_national_airport)
(technology,government,encountering)
Inferred entity relationships (5)
(government,reagan_national_airport,technology) [inferred]
(government,reagan_national_airport) [inferred]
(government,technology,washington) [inferred]
(government,technology,track) [inferred]
(reagan_national_airport,technology) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

No American should be forced to have their photograph taken without their consent, he said, adding that he was worried about the government building an ever-increasing database of Americans'faces that could be misused ...
High Level Abstractions:

(government,photograph)
(technology,government,photograph)
(technology,photograph)
Inferred entity relationships (3)
(government,photograph) [inferred]
(photograph,technology) [inferred]
(government,photograph,technology) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

Using kiosks with iPads affixed to them, passengers have their photographs taken and matched to an image from a government database instead of presenting a physical identification card.. . Mr. Merkley said he grew concerned about the technology after encountering it at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C ...
High Level Abstractions:

(technology,government,merkley)
(government,identification)
(government,merkley)
(technology,merkley)
(technology,government,identification)
Inferred entity relationships (5)
(government,identification,technology) [inferred]
(government,merkley) [inferred]
(government,identification) [inferred]
(government,merkley,technology) [inferred]
(merkley,technology) [inferred]

WIP - Back to HLA

If facial recognition software is not expanded, the travel lobby says passengers will end up waiting an additional 120 million hours in security lines each year ...
High Level Abstractions:

(security,travel)
(technology,travel)
(security,software)
(technology,software)

WIP - Back to HLA

The U.S. Travel Association also says failure to use the technology could result in national security risks. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(technology,travel)
(security,risks)

WIP - Back to HLA

Citing privacy concerns, Senators Jeff Merkley, Democrat of Oregon, and John Kennedy, Republican of Louisiana, are proposing to block the expansion of the technology until 2027 and require the transportation security administrator to make clear that passengers can opt out at airports where it is in use. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(technology,security)

WIP - Back to HLA

If facial recognition software is not expanded, the travel lobby says passengers will end up waiting an additional 120 million hours in security lines each year. The U.S. Travel Association also says failure to use the technology could result in national security risks. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(technology,security)

WIP - Back to HLA

Merkley said he grew concerned about the technology after encountering it at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. While a facial scan is optional, many passengers feel pressured to comply, he said ...
High Level Abstractions:

(technology,washington)

WIP - Back to HLA

Using kiosks with iPads affixed to them, passengers have their photographs taken and matched to an image from a government database instead of presenting a physical identification card.. . Mr. Merkley said he grew concerned about the technology after encountering it at Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C. While a facial scan is optional, many passengers feel pressured to comply, he said ...
High Level Abstractions:

(technology,reagan_national_airport)

WIP - Back to HLA

The senator often insists on his right to decline the facial scan, but he said some airport security workers pushed back. Until recently, he said, there was no sign clearly indicating that passengers are not obligated to have their faces scanned at security checkpoints ...
High Level Abstractions:

(security,workers)

WIP - Back to HLA

Until recently, he said, there was no sign clearly indicating that passengers are not obligated to have their faces scanned at security checkpoints. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(security,checkpoints)

WIP - Back to HLA

Kennedy said he was particularly concerned about government workers potentially abusing the data after scanning millions of faces each day. "Unless Congress reins in this program through our amendment to the F.A.A ...
High Level Abstractions:

(congress,workers)
(congress,scanning)
(congress,government)
(government,scanning)
(congress,abusing)

WIP - Back to HLA

reauthorization bill, I fear bureaucrats will start seizing and hoarding the biometrics of millions of travelers without explicit permission," he said in a statement. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(congress,travelers)

WIP - Back to HLA

"Unless Congress reins in this program through our amendment to the F.A.A. reauthorization bill, I fear bureaucrats will start seizing and hoarding the biometrics of millions of travelers without explicit permission," he said in a statement ...
High Level Abstractions:

(congress,seizing)
(congress,start)
(congress,hoarding)
(congress,bureaucrats)
(congress,fear)

WIP - Back to HLA

"Eliminating the use of biometrics - such as facial scans - will set America back by decades," he said, "and only misinformed members of Congress are to blame." ...
High Level Abstractions:

(congress,biometrics)

WIP - Back to HLA

"Unless Congress reins in this program through our amendment to the F.A.A. reauthorization bill, I fear bureaucrats will start seizing and hoarding the biometrics of millions of travelers without explicit permission," he said in a statement. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(congress,biometrics)

WIP - Back to HLA

"I come from rural Oregon, so I've always had a bit of concern about government having too much ability to track individuals," Mr. Merkley said.. . Mr. Merkley and Mr. ...
High Level Abstractions:

(government,track)
(government,merkley)
(government,individuals)
Inferred entity relationships (2)
(government,individuals,technology) [inferred]
(government,merkley,technology) [inferred]

Semantics Relevance

Senators Seek to Curb Facial Recognition at Airports, Citing Privacy Concerns