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Facial Recognition Matching Continues to Show Strong Accuracy in Operations, CBP Official Says

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, April 29th, 2019

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Facial Recognition Matching Continues to Show Strong Accuracy in Operations, CBP Official Says

John Wagner (left), deputy executive assistant administrator, CBP's Office of Field Operations. Photo: CBP

The use of facial recognition technology to match travelers entering and exiting the U.S. is demonstrating results between 98 and 99 percent accuracy with the use of its facial recognition technology it is rolling out at airports nationwide to identify travelers entering and exiting the U.S., a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) official said on Monday. Those accuracy rates are being obtained regardless of ethnicity or gender and the response times from when a traveler’s photo is taken until a…

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