RegardingID Archive | Biometrics to aid frequent travelers

Thursday, July 3, 2008

As part of an agreement between the U.S. and the UK, frequent and trusted travelers between the two will be allowed smoother trips through immigration via biometrics, according to a Silicon.com article.

Travelers who qualify will have fingerprint, iris and facial data taken so that a simple scan is required to pass through immigration at their destination. This new system is a follow-up to the already successful Iris scheme which has been in effect in the UK since 2006.

Iris enrollment stations are currently available throughout Heathrow, Birmingham, Gatwick, and Manchester airports. The new system is expected to be a key element in improving business travel between the two destinations.

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TSA expanding PreCheck screening program

The Transportation Security Administration announced that it’s expanding the PreCheck screening program that enables prescreened individuals expedited passage through airport security.

TSA Administrator John S. Pistole made the announcement at the Washington Press Club. Thus far PreCheck has been rolled out at nine airports and 460,000 travelers have gone through the screening process. PreCheck enables travelers to no longer remove their shoes or light jacket and allows them to keep their laptop in its case and their 3-1-1 compliant bag in a carry-on.

Dubai rolling out automated border crossing

Travelers into Dubai International Airport will have the option of using an automated border crossing checkpoint, according to GulfNews.com.

Initially deployed in Terminal three, but expected to be rolled out throughout the airport, the system will read the passports and check the facial image and iris against a watch list. The entire process takes about 15 seconds.

Aware wins three large-scale biometrics border management contract

Massachusetts-based Aware Inc. has announced it’s won three contracts to provide biometrics software and services for three large-scale border management systems in Europe, the Middle East and North America.

New airport e-gate supports multimodal biometrics

Vision-Box, a biometrics solutions provider, has come out with an automatic border control e-gate that supports multimodal biometric authentication.

This new e-gate is a thin system that contains vb i-match, a single sourced design that is modular and flexible and can be adapted to business requirements and infrastructure constraints that would otherwise disrupt passenger flow. It has the ability to cope with industry standards such as ICAO. The e-gate supports iris, fingerprint and facial biometrics.

U.S. Bank launches EMV corporate card for commercial travelers

U.S. Bank has officially launched its global EMV commercial card, designed to offer U.S.-based corporate travelers greater convenience when traveling abroad.

The U.S. Bank global EMV card contains the magnetic stripe technology used in the United States, in addition to the EMV chip technology - with full chip-and-PIN capability - widely used in Canada, Europe and other geographies.

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.

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