U.S. Oversight Board Member and Australian academics question airport temperature screening plans
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board Member Travis LeBlanc has written to Chad F. Wolf, acting secretary of the Department…
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Seattle Airport extends contract for Telos ID’s biometric background screening
Government agency the Port of Seattle has extended the contract with identity management provider Telos ID to optimize aviation workers’…
Aviation industry stakeholders and biometrics partners consider way forward as TSA pilots fever checks
Airports and airlines developing their own biometric systems could duplicate systems unnecessarily and create barriers to integration, according to an…
TSA and NEC experts talk biometrics in latest IBIA podcast
The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is still defining the role of biometrics in domestic air travel, but will move…
ACLU sues U.S. government agencies for records on facial biometrics deployments and plans
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, accusing Customs and Border Protection (CBP)…
Idemia to build biometrics-backed digital identity service in Egypt, supply TSA trials, joins Kantara
Idemia is planning to expand its business in Egypt and establish a shared services center in the country, CEO Yan…
TSA deploys new credential authentication tech for checkpoint screening
A Credential Authentication Technology (CAT) system first piloted at Boston Logan Airport during the past year is now being rolled…
Travel industry group pitches biometrics to relieve airport chokepoint stress as deployments discussed
U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Roger Dow says the organization is focused on expanding biometrics use to enhance security…
DTIS appoints former TSA exec as COO and Executive VP
Digital Trusted Identity Services (DTIS) has appointed Former TSA leader and acquisition and procurement executive, Ronald Gallihugh, as Chief Operating…
Telos ID, Alclear join Idemia in delivering TSA PreCheck screening enrollment
Telos ID and Alclear LLC, the company that owns and operates the Clear biometric identity membership platform, have joined Idemia…
