The use of biometrics and self-service check-in kiosks has enabled Emirates to serve nearly three times as many passengers per…
Border and Port Security
Biometric access control systems used at airports and national or regional boundaries to track and manage the flow of humans, and the databases and documents that support them, make up border and port security. Includes national and immigration registries, ePassports and smart card systems, automated border control (ABC) kiosks, and apps for data sharing among other products and services.
CBP biometrics for border entry expand in Texas as imposter apprehended
The Anzalduas International Bridge Port of Entry (POE) in Texas will be the site of a new trial of face…
Amadeus signs up Lufthansa for digital health pass integration
Global aviation group Lufthansa has recently integrated Amadeus’ Traveler ID for Safe Travel solution to build digital health pass checks…
INTERPOL emphasizes need for more biometric data sharing to tackle terrorism
Interior and Security Ministers of the G7 group of nations have agreed on the need for increased provision of biometric…
Privacy concerns linger around new EU data sharing Protocol
The Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime on enhanced co-operation and disclosure of electronic evidence, which can include…
SITA partners on Australian biometric app for ETA applications from home
The Australian Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) app, developed collaboratively by the Australian Department of Home Affairs, SITA, and the Arq…
Frontex foresight project identifies 20 biometric categories for future relevance
Research project ‘Technology Foresight on Biometrics’ from EU border security agency Frontex, which studies the impact of emerging biometric technologies…
Government zeal for biometric surveillance can be traced back 20 years
The most surprising aspect of biometric systems is not how pervasive they have become in American lives since 9/11. It…
EAB roundtable to discuss biometrics in the future of Schengen travel
The European Association for Biometrics (EAB) is holding its Research Projects Conference from 13 to 15 September, culminating in a…
Costa Rica plans biometric passport launch by next year
The government of Costa Rica has announced that newly designed passports, which will integrate biometric technology, will go into effect…
