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Homeland Security

Tech Developments

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, March 30th, 2021

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Tech Developments

Automatic border control gates. Image: Thales

CLEAR Lands at Sacramento International Airport CLEAR is now offering its identity and expedited security screening services to its members in Terminal A at Sacramento International Airport in California. The company says its biometric-based touchless travel experience is located in 37 airports and 55 venues nationwide. CLEAR confirms travelers using iris recognition, eliminating the need for them to hand their travel documents to a Travel Document Checker during the security screening process. “CLEAR’s technology brings speed and safety to Sacramento…

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Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

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