TSA plans for holiday air travel surge, advocates plan pushback on facial recognition
TSA is anticipating screening 17.7 million passengers over seven-day peak travel period, 2.82 million of them on Friday, June 30 alone.
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TSA is anticipating screening 17.7 million passengers over seven-day peak travel period, 2.82 million of them on Friday, June 30 alone.
Biometrics for age verification and payments made up two of the top stories of the week on Biometric Update, but the main theme is future adoption.
South Korea is preparing for decentralized digital IDs, Jordan activates half a million of its national IDs, and a Malaysian state is considering own platform.
TFT sensors for fingerprints and veins showed up in two of the most popular articles this week. Facial recognition was also a prominent theme.
The Department of Homeland Security has reportedly used facial recognition and fingerprint biometric data to locate an alleged Bosnian war criminal.