Yeah, this guy is paranoid. Saying that the customs officer at a international airport is akin to little brother to big brother...

> A flicker of understanding appeared momently in Little Brother's eyes as he realized that reasons Big Brother had given him for these surveillance procedures were a lie. He didn’t need this machine to carry out his stated task.

I am against facial recognition within the city, but at the airport, it is totally reasonable to have a record of who you are.