There's just something about smooth pavement that people like.
Posted on 02/19/2024 2:13:22 PM PST by daniel1212
Biometrics are transforming the way we travel. The technology, which identifies travelers using unique physical traits like fingerprints and faces, is becoming more common at airports in the United States. As a result, time-consuming rituals that once required repeated ID checks — such as bag dropping, security screening and boarding — are getting easier and faster.
Some experts believe that this will be the year that biometric use, primarily facial recognition, becomes standard at many airports. The technology offers several advantages: enhanced security, quicker processing of passengers and a more convenient airport experience. It also raises concerns about privacy, ethics and the possibility of broader surveillance.
T.S.A. checkpoints at dozens of airports across the country, from Denver to Miami, look different than they did only a few years ago.
The agency is using technology that takes a photo of a traveler and swiftly matches it to a scan of their ID. This process will expand to around 400 more airports in the coming years, though it remains optional; travelers can still go through security the old-fashioned way if they prefer.
...T.S.A. has also developed programs with some airlines to enable PreCheck travelers, who are approved for expedited screenings at more than 200 airports, to check bags and even pass through security checkpoints by just showing their faces, no ID scan.. Airlines say these changes can save substantial time and make a noticeable difference in moving passengers through the airport.
Travelers will also have their identities confirmed by facial recognition when they are entering or leaving the United States. The government’s biometric entry system is fully operational, and the system to identify departing travelers using facial recognition is now in place at nearly 50 airports. It is set to be installed at every airport with international departures by 2026.
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“I bet the illegals get to bypass the system.”
You’re right. They actually do.
Same for us returning from Scotland and Italy: We passed through customs at EWR so quickly that I thought we had missed a step.
FYI: I recently flew LGA to DEN. At the Terminal B Pre✓ Security, TSA took a photo of my face and then AI apparently, compared it to my ID photo (a US Passport). There was a sign that stated that the photo is deleted within 30 min. I understand that DEN just opened as new security check point that uses the same technology.
Here in Sinaloa, it’s safer than Chicago or Oakland.
I need one of those machines, as I can barely recognize the face I see in the mirror each morning.
There's just something about smooth pavement that people like.
Might work on a flat image, but LIDAR ignores pigment and contrast and maps DISTANCES instead.
They have them at traffic light controlled intersections.
Those pole cameras are NOT looking at license plates, but right thru the windscreen!
Your phone is constantly talking to the towers, so they pretty much know where you are anyway.
yup
“Your phone is constantly talking to the towers, so they pretty much know where you are anyway.”
A semi adopted son in law enforcement said that most of our cell phones do not send signals if they are not on.
illegals are being flown around our country for free and zero security checks.
These scans would be helpful if we did not have the democrat party.
“most”
Is YOURS turned ‘off’?
Is my phone turned off.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4218823/posts
Yes, by me or my wife’s phone off by her while driving.
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