You go through "customs and immigration control", that's what I was referring to, apologies. Whether you're a tourist or not, you still go through the same process. Live facial recognition is not new. I know at least in Canada, since my close friend used to work for CBSA and used to tell stories back in 2014, and assuming other countries are more advanced than us.

Fingerprinting surely was a thing when you travelled by air into the US for the first time. If i'm not mistaken, after that, they scan your passport to see if they already have the data, and don't ask for it again.

Also, if you ever had to apply for non-tourism visas, or visas for countries that require in person visits, they will absolutely take your fingerprints during document collection. I don't think servers of those countries are secure or sophisticated, so either you limit your life and live in the woods, or accept your biometrics are floating around through brokers.