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TSA Eyeing 2020 to Begin Operationalizing Biometrics at Airport Checkpoints

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, December 10th, 2018

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The Transportation Security Administration in 2019 plans to further expand evaluations of facial recognition technology used to help identify select travelers at airport security checkpoints with a goal to begin operationalizing the biometric technology beginning in 2020, according to an agency official.This year TSA, in partnership with Customs and Border Protection, began pilot tests of facial recognition systems at two airports with the focus being on international fliers. Next, TSA plans to conduct evaluations of the technology with a vetted…

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