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Border and Port Security
Border and port security biometric systems are put in place to track and manage the flow of humans. This includes national database deployments, entrance and exit access control systems, immigration technologies as well as ePassports and smart card systems. Read our research report on biometrics and homeland security.
SmartCore devices with Integrated Biometrics fingerprint readers deployed at Seoul airport
Immigration clearance solution provider SmartCore has integrated Columbo single-fingerprint readers by Integrated Biometrics with its MBAS Plus devices at Seoul’s…
Vision-Box facial recognition system matches 94 percent of travelers in Australian trial
The first trial of the “face on the move” passenger recognition technology by Australia’s Department of Home Affairs has concluded…
Lawyers say Canadian biometrics collection for travelers could cause delays and privacy issues
Canadian lawyers are warning that the country’s new biometric collection requirements for travelers could create delays and that the sharing…
Cyprus airports add biometric kiosks for entry and exit processing
Hermes Airports Ltd. is installing 74 BORDEREXPRESS kiosks from Vancouver International Airport’s (YVR’s) Innovative Travel Solutions (ITS) at Pafos International…
Seattle airport the latest to trial facial recognition for flight boarding
Lufthansa has boarded nearly 350 passengers onto an Airbus A380, the largest model of passenger airliner in the world, in…
WTTC moving quickly to solve travel infrastructure crunch with harmonized biometric traveler identity
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is very busy. It advocates for all of the companies that participate in…
Canada opens new biometric collection locations for foreign visitors
Canada will expand the number of Visa Application Centers (VACs) it operates around the world from 137 in 95 countries…
Efforts to increase TSA Precheck enrollment numbers being held up
Efforts to increase TSA’s Precheck enrollment numbers are being held up by “fingerprinting squabbles”, according to a Politico report. Most…
Qantas announces trial of end-to-end facial recognition air travel system
Qantas Airways has announced it will trial an end-to-end facial recognition security system for passengers departing from Sydney Airport, beginning…
