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CBP Evaluating Biometric Technology at TSA Checkpoint

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, October 17th, 2017

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Expanding its evaluation of face recognition in the airport environment, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has deployed the technology to a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at a U.S. airport for a data collection effort.The 30-day trial at TSA’s Terminal 7 international checkpoint at John F. Kennedy in New York involves using a camera stationed near the TSA travel document checker to capture a photo of international travelers and then compare each photo against travel document photographs that have been…

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