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Senators Urge Halt On Airport Face ID Program
Security & Fraud // December 22, 2017

Two U.S. senators urged federal authorities to stop the planned expansion of a $1 billion airport facial scanning program. According to Reuters, Senators Mike Lee, a Republican, and Ed Markey, a Democrat, have expressed concerns that the technology may not be not accurate enough and...

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2020 Olympics To Ramp Up Security With Facial Scanning

December 29, 2017
In an attempt to boost security and speed up entry, facial recognition technology will be used at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. According to The Japan Times, digital verification will not only make it difficult to use stolen or forged cards at both events, but will also likely reduce waiting times for officials, competitors […]

Senators Urge Halt On Airport Face ID Program

December 22, 2017
Two U.S. senators urged federal authorities to stop the planned expansion of a $1 billion airport facial scanning program. According to Reuters, Senators Mike Lee, a Republican, and Ed Markey,...