Trans, intersex, and nonbinary people applying for passports will no longer be able to select an “X” marker for gender.
  • funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works
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    3 days ago

    The scanners check around ~100 data points like

    Distance between the eyes

    Width of the nose

    Depth of the eye sockets

    Shape of the cheekbones

    Length of the jaw line

    presumably with a bunch of failsafes and a tolerance threshold for acceptability. Something like facial hair, makeup, glasses, haircut won’t even blip it.