Here's how facial recognition is changing travel through Bay Area airports
For speedier entry into the U.S., your most important travel tool is now your face.
Mar 15, 2023
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News tagged with biometric technologies
Security
TSA chief says biometrics and tech could lower the stress of traveling
Transportation Security Administration chief David Pekoske said the agency wants to use technology to reduce the number of screening officers in checkpoints and speed up travel processes as passenger volumes increase.
Mar 15, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
As more biometric data is collected in schools, parents need to ask these 10 questions
A Sydney high school recently introduced fingerprint technology to "help narrow down" students who were vandalizing school toilets.
Nov 30, 2022
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Business
Why Mastercard's new face recognition payment system raises concerns
Mastercard's "smile to pay" system, announced last week, is supposed to save time for customers at checkouts. It is being trialed in Brazil, with future pilots planned for the Middle East and Asia.
May 24, 2022
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Research finds US adults have context-specific views on biometric technology use
As the application of facial recognition and DNA technologies increases across industries and domains, questions arise concerning the public's comfort with biometric modalities, the acceptability of using biometrics in various ...
Nov 23, 2021
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Business
Amazon sees broad audience for its palm recognition tech
Amazon has introduced new palm recognition technology in a pair of Seattle stores and sees a broader potential audience in stadiums, offices and other gated or secured locations.
Sep 29, 2020
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Security
Watchdog sues FBI over facial recognition secrecy
A civil liberties watchdog Thursday sued the FBI and other federal agencies claiming the government is improperly withholding information on how it uses a facial recognition database of millions of Americans.
Oct 31, 2019
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Engineering
A finger on the pulse of sensor developments
Once upon a time, fingerprint sensors were only associated with law enforcement and corporate security. Now, they've become so commonplace that they are even used in mobile phones. The biometric technologies found in such ...
Sep 12, 2019
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Internet
Giving people a 'digital identity' could leave them vulnerable to discrimination, experts warn
Global efforts to give millions of people missing key paper documents such as a birth certificates a digital identity could leave them vulnerable to persecution or discrimination, a new study warns.
Aug 30, 2019
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Face recognition nabs fake passport user at US airport
Facial recognition technology was credited with the arrest this week of a man attempting to use a fake passport to enter the United States at Washington's Dulles airport, officials said.
Aug 24, 2018
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