2025-08-07
Denver International Airport (DEN) has opened two security screening lanes in which eligible passengers can move through checkpoints using biometric facial recognition as their sole form of identification, becoming the latest U.S. airport where the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is trialing a PreCheck Touchless ID program. TSA has been rolling out the pilot program across
2025-06-25
Convenience = Capacity In 2019, there was a fairly large kerfuffle at the Port Commission over facial recognition. At the time, personal privacy was considered a high priority. The Commission ordered a study and after 18 months came back with this report, and a lot of press, including this article… Sea-Tac is First Airport to
2025-03-28
Until there are clear legal protections for travelers and unbiased technology, you have every reason to politely decline Facial recognition technology is quietly becoming a routine part of air travel in the United States — and you might not even realize it. If you’ve flown recently, you may have noticed cameras scanning your face at
By Christine Chung The New York Times On a recent Thursday morning in Queens, travelers streamed through the exterior doors of La Guardia Airport’s Terminal C. Some were bleary-eyed — most hefted briefcases — as they checked bags and made their way to the security screening lines. It was business as usual, until some approached
2021-07-13
The ban limits biometrics uses for traveler functions, endorses federal moratorium legislation July 13, 2021 The Port of Seattle Commission voted today to permanently prohibit the use of biometric technology — including facial recognition — for law enforcement, security and mass surveillance purposes by the Port and any private-sector
2020-02-25
Accelerated Sound Insulation Program Agenda The most important meeting on sound insulation in many years–and that was just one item. The airport passes its two-year re-certification (Part 139) with flying colors. The Sustainable Airport Master Plan environmental review changes direction from a combined NEPA/SEPA to separate processes. Important update on Flight Corridor Safety Program and
2019-12-11
Katherine Khashimova Long The Seattle Times (TNS) At least for now, controversial facial-recognition technology won’t be installed at boarding gates at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, making the airport the first in the country to resist the rollout of a federal biometric identification program. After hours of impassioned public comment Tuesday, much of it from people calling facial
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