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Dulles, Reagan Airports To Deploy Biometric Exit System For All International Departures

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, September 6th, 2018

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Dulles, Reagan Airports To Deploy Biometric Exit System For All International Departures

Demonstration unit of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority's veriScan camera system. Photo: Cal Biesecker

DULLES, Va.--The authority that oversees Dulles International and Reagan National airports near Washington, D.C., on Thursday unveiled its own design of a facial recognition system that it will deploy to both airports this fall to meet a government mandate that all foreign nationals departing the U.S. have their biometrics checked to help ensure they are leaving the country in accordance with their visas.The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority’s (MWAA) veriScan system captures a facial photo of all travelers at the boarding…

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