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CBP Plans to Add Facial Recognition to Trusted Traveler Program

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, December 12th, 2017

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Having already committed to using facial recognition technology to verify the identities of foreign nationals departing the U.S. on international flights, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) plans to add the technology to its premier trusted traveler program for participating U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents returning to the country by air, according to the agency’s senior official.Adding facial recognition to the Global Entry program will begin in 2018 and it will replace the passport and “slow” fingerprint verification process used…

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