CBP tells House Committee biometric programs legal and beneficial
The Department of Homeland Security and other federal agencies faced criticism and pointed questions about privacy, security, and discrimination issues…
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NEC to provide facial biometrics for customs at 6 more airports in Japan
NEC Corporation has received an order from Japan Customs for a facial recognition system to perform biometric customs checks at…
New survey finds 43% support facial recognition technology in airports
This a guest post by Joe Robison, a consultant and researcher for travel search engine Reservations.com. Facial recognition technology is…
Facial biometrics deployed to more airports as surveys indicate growing support
Public acceptance of biometric facial recognition technology seems to be increasing, and aviation stakeholders are forging ahead with public deployments….
U.S. House Democrats urge pause on expansion of Biometric Exit facial recognition use
A letter has been sent to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security by 20 House Democrats expressing concerns about the…
Airport biometrics adoption itinerary explored by diverse stakeholders
It has been almost 20 years since the late Max Snijder led the deployment of iris biometrics at Schiphol Airport…
Emirates Airlines biometric boarding with veriScan at Dulles reaches full operation
Emirates Airlines has begun using biometric facial recognition technology developed by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority for boarding passengers on…
Breached CBP contractor may have been training biometric facial recognition algorithm
Facial images of travelers and license plate data have been stolen from a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) subcontractor,…
CBP Biometric Exit lead John Wagner a finalist for U.S. government award
Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner John P. Wagner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Field Operations has been named…
Finnair deploys Vision-Box biometric boarding technology at LAX
Vision-Box announced today that Finnair has been using its contactless biometric self-boarding solution at Los Angeles Airport for a flight…
