If you’ve ever been the traveler searching frantically for a boarding pass and passport that have gone missing just before boarding, Newark Liberty International Airport has some welcome news. Keep Reading
Global Entry is a voluntary expedited clearance initiative for pre-approved low-risk international travelers. Travelers who are approved for the Global Entry Program are processed using biometric identification through a designated kiosk. Keep Reading
The large number of expulsions during the pandemic has contributed to a larger-than-usual number of migrants making multiple border crossing attempts, which means that total encounters somewhat overstate the number of unique individuals arriving at the border. Keep Reading
Vanderbilt University is keeping students safe on campus with touchless access using smartphones. A new deployment from HID Global, HID Mobile Access®, enables access via IDs on iPhone and Apple Watch through Apple Wallet. Keep Reading
CBP has worked closely with major cruise lines to implement facial biometric comparison technology in the arrival process at select seaports to further secure and enhance the inspection process for passengers returning to the United States at the end of their cruise. Keep Reading
New security elements will include a touchless passenger journey, digital systems to streamline the boarding experience and passenger journey throughout the airport, automated TSA security lanes, advanced video search analytics, biometric-based access control systems and a flexible design to accommodate future technology and/or regulatory changes. Keep Reading
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has enhanced the Global Entry process with facial biometrics at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and Midway International Airport (MDW) to further secure and enhance travel while supporting the travel recovery efforts. Keep Reading
The acquisition adds several new patents to Telos’ library of biometric and digital identity intellectual property, including contactless biometrics technology. Keep Reading
Simplified Arrival is an enhanced international arrival process that uses facial biometrics to automate the manual document checks that are already required for admission into the United States. Keep Reading
U.S. border control and immigration officers have been trained in the latest security document examination techniques to help enhance border security checks. Keep Reading
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) has found that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) did not always protect traveler data from cybersecurity risks, despite a responsibility to do so. Keep Reading
The project includes the installation of 98 Self-Service Check-In Kiosks, 30 biometric enrollment kiosks, 104 biometric devices for Self-Bag Drop, 17 biometric Automated Security Gates and 42 biometric Automated Self-Boarding Gates. Keep Reading
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport now participates in the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) PreCheck® program, which allows eligible travelers to leave on their shoes, light outerwear and belt, keep their laptop in its case, and keep 3-1-1 compliant liquids/gels in a carry-on bag during the screening process. Keep Reading
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has approved Thermo Fisher Scientific's Applied Biosystems RapidHIT ID DNA Booking System for use by law enforcement booking stations to automatically process, upload and search DNA reference samples from qualifying arrestees against the U.S. National DNA Index System (NDIS) CODIS database. Keep Reading
IDEMIA has formed a global partnership with Bosch Building Technologies to tap the fast-growing biometric access control market. According to market analysts (including those at Omdia), the market will grow from $1bn in 2021 to $1.4 by 2024, twice the growth of traditional access control systems. Keep Reading
The Port of Seattle is the first port authority in the United States to formally limit the use of facial recognition and other biometric technology. Keep Reading
The results indicate that several of the FR algorithms NIST tested could perform the task using a single scan of a passenger’s face with 99.5% accuracy or better — especially if the database contains several images of the passenger. Keep Reading
Law enforcement agencies, medical examiners and coroners across the country can now work directly with Bode to identify missing persons or unidentified remains. Keep Reading
Intelligence shared by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security led to the identification of a high-value target in Spain. From there, the suspect and his accomplices facilitated the illegal entry of migrants through various airports in Spain and Portugal into the United Kingdom. Keep Reading
Vision-Box was contracted by the Finnish Border Guard to deliver a scalable system that allowed Finland to implement Smart Borders at Helsinki Airport, ensuring adherence to EU regulations on biometric and biographic data capture at entry and exit. Keep Reading