Those things are basically standard in other (developed ;) ) parts of the world. Like in Singapore you just skim through immigration in 30sc by flashing your passport and fingerprint/face. Never get any queue... quite enjoyable.

While I agree that entrusting this data to a third party provider is not ideal... I also don’t think that hiring people to look at your passport, and then your face before letting you in the country is the future... seems a bit archaic no?