Airport facial recognition battle echoes pushback against Real ID program
The bipartisan effort by U.S. lawmakers to clamp down on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)’s use of facial recognition for…
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Digi Yatra biometrics to apply to foreign travel, hotels with e-passport launch
India’s Digi Yatra biometric airport ID system is promising to be available to international travelers by the end of 2025,…
Clear begins biometrics enrollment for TSA’s PreCheck, launches at Hawaii airport
Clear has joined Idemia and Telos among active providers of biometric enrollment to the Transportation Security Administration’s PreCheck program for…
SIA and IBIA say facial recognition for airline passengers is safe, necessary
The Security Industry Association (SIA) and the International Biometrics + Identity Association (IBIA) are pushing congress not to approve language…
Airport biometrics bans proposed in US state and federal legislation
Biometric access control and airport security screening company Clear is facing legislative pushback in California from lawmakers who say that…
Canada to contract face biometrics for border app as airports worldwide embrace mobile
Canada is seeking smartphone-based face biometrics to verify the identity of travelers crossing its borders. The contract with the Canadian…
Digi Yatra sidelines legacy facial recognition app maker amid data breach rumors
India’s airport facial recognition program Digi Yatra is courting controversy again after an app update and accusations that passengers’ personal…
RecFaces Id-Guard boosts security at Jorge Chávez International Airport in Peru
Facial recognition software provider RecFaces has announced its Id-Guard solution will be used at Jorge Chávez International Airport in Lima,…
IOM and Japan back biometrics at Sri Lanka ports of entry
Biometric technology use continues to grow at airports around the world. Air transport industry IT provider SITA predicts that by…
SITA white paper explores airport biometrics successes as rollouts expand
Explosive growth in air travel numbers, from 4 billion travelers in 2019 to 8 billion in 2040, according to the…
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