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Tech Developments

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019

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Tech Developments

Vision-Box biometric eGate solution at Los Angeles International Airport. Photo: Vision-Box

Tampa Airport Piloting Face Recognition for International Flights Tampa International Airport in late June began a 30-day pilot evaluation of facial recognition technology at three international departure gates to verify foreign nationals are leaving the U.S. in compliance with their visa terms. The airport is trialing camera systems from three separate vendors before making a selection to install the systems for all of its outbound international flights. The airport says the biometric face technology replaces the need for a passenger…

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