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San Jose Airport to Deploy Facial Recognition for Exit, Entry Processing

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, August 7th, 2018

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Customs and Border Protection and Mineta San Jose International Airport this fall will deploy facial recognition technology to verify the departure of all travelers on international flights.CBP and the airport also said that deployments of facial recognition technology began on June 25 to enhance the processing of international arrivals to the U.S.The deployment for entry processing and pending use of facial recognition for departure confirmations at Mineta San Jose marks another milestone in CBP’s program to rollout biometric technology at…

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