Other examples include iris recognition, fingerprints and facial recognition. Facial recognition in the USOn the other side of the Atlantic the US government has been using facial recognition for the past 20 years or so, although it's only ramped up biometric boarding recently. "We're not taking that new picture and running it against any law enforcement watch lists or any type of other facial recognition databases," Wagner adds. Related content Cathay Pacific reveals its use of onboard camerasWhat about the security advantages of facial recognition at airports? In China, facial recognition is widespread -- including, but not limited to airports.

Source: CNN October 08, 2019 09:33 UTC