AI generted image for representation“contactless”"considerably reduce"What UK official said about the facial recognition system at airports“The border has really changed over the last few years and that work is picking up pace. Public expectations have changed and technology has changed. This system eliminates the need for British citizens to show their passports at immigration queues at airports across the country. According to Phil Douglas, the director-general of Border Force, the trial demonstrated that processing times are faster because the physical passport scan has been removed. The new technology has also been integrated into the UK's existing e-gates.In a statement to The Times, Douglas said:Plans for the contactless border were first reported last year.
