Security at the airport. Changes have already started at some airports.
How about this? You only need to look at a camera to be identified when traveling through an airport. Sound like a better idea than keeping your ID handy?
This facial-recognition technology, biometrics, is being implemented at airports around the country. Delta rolled out a facial-recognition option from curb to gate for international travelers leaving from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport’s Terminal F. Other airlines have begun limited use of biometrics.
‘At the check-in desk or self-service kiosk, you can choose the biometric option and have your photo taken. The photo will then bematched with others in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) database, such as those for passports or visas. If there are no red flags, a green check mark will flash on the screen and you will be able to go directly to the TSA security checkpoint (where your face will be scanned again), then to the gate (scanned again) and finally to yourseat on the airplane.’
Of course, you still need your passport. But, this may offer you one less thing to keep in your hand and help speed your check-in process.
Other airports testing this include Miami, Orlando, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Chicago. They are using this at check in.
One goal is to catch imposters, which apparently has already begun.
The next time you head to the airport, you might want to comb your hair. Just sayin…