Biometric screening at airports is spreading fast, but some are raising privacy concerns. - NBCNewsMACH
, as opposed to 26 percent who did., according to a report issued in February 2019 by SITA and the industry publication Air Transport World.John Paul Van Wert / Delta News Hub
Few passengers seem to object to Delta’s biometric screening system in Atlanta: Of the nearly 25,000 customers who travel through the international terminal each week, Delta says less than 2 percent opt out of facial scans — choosing to rely on regular passports and boarding passes instead. With the computer algorithms used for biometric security systems getting more and more accurate, Abdelghany said convenience would ultimately trump any privacy concerns."In the end, whatever technology makes your life easy wins," he said.would like biometric boarding to be offered for domestic as well as international travelers
. But that could take a while, since domestic travelers typically use a driver’s license for identification. While passport details are stored in a single federal database, each state maintains its own database of driver’s license information — complicating the process of accessing the data. Farrell said the expansion of facial recognition for domestic travel might start with passengers who have passports or who have enrolled in the TSA PreCheck program, which gives passengers access to expedited security screening for an $85 fee every five years.For travelers who don’t want to wait for the arrival of airline-offered biometric boarding, third-party options are available for some aspects of the air travel experience.
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