RegardingID Archive | Customs in Auckland rethinks self-service kiosks

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

The Customs Department in Auckland have shelved plans to trial a self-service kiosk at the airport that would have let frequent fliers re-enter the country without having their passports checked by customs officials. The kiosk was to have been equipped with a scanner capable of checking machine-readable passports, a camera and facial recognition software, and checking passengers’ fingerprints against prints passengers had provided when they enrolled. This change may result in all non-citizens being fingerprinted before or on arrival in New Zealand and passport, customs and biosecurity controls being combined into a single border check. Customs’ emphasis has moved toward the mass processing of e-passports, which contain passengers’ photos on a microchip, and other initiatives to speed up travel.

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Morpho contracted for long-term service for Australian border entries

Morpho announced that Australia’s Customs and Border Protection Service signed a five year agreement for service of the SmartGate automated biometric security checkpoint solution.

The SmartGate technology operates in real-time utilizing facial recognition hardware that compares the captured data of a traveler to the data contained on the chip embedded on his e-passport. Australian Customs and Border Protection Service says that implementation of Morpho’s solution has proven to be a successful way for Australian Border Protection agents to cope with growing traveler numbers while improving traveler experience at borders and maintaining the high-levels of security they demand.

U.S., Australia explore expedited customs clearance swap

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Australia’s Attorney General and Ministry of Defense are exploring ways to grant reciprocation for fast-tracking each other’s citizens through customs checks in both countries, reports Australian Business Traveller.

Aukland to trial mobile wallet on transit network

Telecom NZ, Auckland Transport and Thales have announced plans to start trialling a mobile wallet system across Auckland, New Zealand’s public transportation network starting this May.

Jakarta airport opens biometric immigration gate

In an effort to streamline passenger security, Jakarta, Indonesia’s Soekarno-Hatta Airport has opened the country’s first biometric immigration gate.

Fingerprint biometric identification provider BIO-key International, Inc. and Oakwell Engineering Limited partnered to create the new gate, designed for use by passengers with electronic passports. Passengers submit their e-passports and authenticate with a fingerprint.

Homeland Security's Global Entry expanding

Biometrics enable expedited border screening

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Global Entry program is expanding enabling enrolled U.S. citizens to enjoy expedited screening when returning from travel abroad to a number of domestic airports. The program also makes them eligible to participate in similar programs at foreign airports.

Ottawa Public Library taps Bibliotheca to improve service

Bibliotheca announced it is working with the Ottawa Public Library (OPL), and will soon begin converting its entire collection of 2.3 million items from bar code to RFID, spanning across 33 branches and two bookmobiles.

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Customs in Auckland rethinks self-service kiosks