US facial recognition will cover 97% of departing airline passengers within 4 years
The Department of Homeland Security says it expects to use facial recognition technology on 97% of departing passengers within the next 4 years. The system, which involves photographing passengers before they board their flight, first started rolling out in 2017, and was operational in 15 US airports as of the end of 2018. The aim of the system is to offer “Biometric Exit,” which gives authorities as good an idea of who’s leaving the country as who’s entering it, and allows them to identify people who have overstayed their visas. Since the introduction of the current system, facial recognition identified 7,000 passengers who overstayed their visas on the 15,000 flights tracked. The US Customers and Border Protection estimates that over 600,000 people overstay their visas every year. <br/>
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US facial recognition will cover 97% of departing airline passengers within 4 years
The Department of Homeland Security says it expects to use facial recognition technology on 97% of departing passengers within the next 4 years. The system, which involves photographing passengers before they board their flight, first started rolling out in 2017, and was operational in 15 US airports as of the end of 2018. The aim of the system is to offer “Biometric Exit,” which gives authorities as good an idea of who’s leaving the country as who’s entering it, and allows them to identify people who have overstayed their visas. Since the introduction of the current system, facial recognition identified 7,000 passengers who overstayed their visas on the 15,000 flights tracked. The US Customers and Border Protection estimates that over 600,000 people overstay their visas every year. <br/>
