No plans to revive World Economic Forum’s user-controlled airport digital ID pilot
The Known Traveller Digital Identity program appears to have stalled, with no plans to revive a pilot that was an…
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Pangiam and Clear partner on pre-scheduled TSA biometric screening times at MIA
Security technology firm Pangiam has partnered with biometric identity verification provider Clear, software and consultancy company Copenhagen Optimization and American…
Star Alliance expects biometrics use by more member airlines; Idemia updates PreCheck enrollment
Star Alliance said it intends for at least 12 of its 26 airline members to deploy biometric solutions by 2025,…
Dueling memos over how TSA is operating PreCheck biometric travel program
It might come as a surprise to anyone traveling by air in the United States, but about four years ago,…
Biometrics deployments to facilitate airport passenger checks gain traction in US, India
Systems to automate and expedite checks for passengers at airports with biometrics are finding more space as the travel industry…
Bahrain latest addition to US biometric Global Entry Partnership
Bahrain is the latest country to fully join the Global Entry Partnership, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) program…
Flash a QR and your face biometrics and American will put you in a jet seat
Mobile IDs are coming to American Airlines customers. The company is using facial recognition to verify U.S. passenger information, enabling…
Simplified Arrival biometrics in place for all international air passenger arrivals to US
As passenger numbers rocket, airports and airlines are struggling to cope. Toronto Pearson’s boss is calling on Ottawa to allow…
Maryland launches digital ID option for flight in and out of Washington airports
A second U.S. state is giving residents the option of adding a digital ID or mobile driving license to Apple’s…
CBP’s new biometric kiosks processing travelers in 3.5 seconds
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is nearing completion on an upgrade of the software for its biometric ‘facial comparison’ kiosks,…
