The Transportation Security Administration has presented updates on its comprehensive airport facial recognition program.
It aims to streamline security screening.
It gave a demonstration of the tech to media at Baltimore-Washington Airport.
It is also being trailed at 15 other airports including Atlanta, Denver, Detroit, Las Vegas, and Miami.
“We aiding the officers to determine that you are who you say who you are,” said Jason Lim, identity management capabilities manager.
The tech is installed at only a few TSA checkpoint at each airport, so not all travelers will get to use it yet.
Travelers put their driver’s license into a slot or place their passport photo up against a scanner.
It is then read while a camera takes a shot of the face to compare.
It is just one of several biometric programs being used at airports.
These include similar Face IDs, fingerprint and retina scanning.
To allay fears of civil liberties and privacy issues, the TSA says it is not storing any personal information of travelers.
