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Tech Developments

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, December 16th, 2014

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Jamaican Airports to Get Automated Border Control Kiosks Jamaica’s Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency says that SITA will provide automated border control kiosks to Kingston’s Norman Manley International Airport and Montego Bay’s Sangster International Airport. The kiosks will use biometrics. The agency expects the kiosks, combined with the biometrics, will increase passenger throughput by about 60 percent. DHS Mobile App Security Software Transitions to Commercial Provider The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) branch says that a…

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