Facial recognition

World’s first airport to require biometric boarding to arrive in 2025

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World’s first airport to require biometric boarding to arrive in 2025

A woman tests Vueling’s new biometric recognition system at El Prat airport, January 19, 2023, in El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.  David Zorrakino | Europa Press | Getty Images As end-of-summer travel lines back up at TSA airport checkpoints in the U.S., one overseas airport is going all-in on a biometric passenger experience. … Read more

Bipartisan senators push for facial recognition restrictions in airports

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Bipartisan senators push for facial recognition restrictions in airports

A bipartisan group of senators called on the chamber’s leaders to use the upcoming Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill to restrict the use of facial recognition technology at airports throughout the country. In a letter on Thursday to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), 14 senators cited … Read more