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Border Control/Airport Biometrics Guides & Articles
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Human Recognition Systems UK Airport Security Enhancements
A UK first; Iris biometric access control solution implemented at Manchester Airport aims to enhance airport security.
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U.S. Passport Card Frequently Asked Questions
The Department of State has developed a Passport Card as a more portable and less expensive alternative to the traditional passport book. The passport card is a basic component of the PASS (People Access Security Service) system announced by Secretaries Rice and Chertoff in January 2006, and will meet the specific requirements of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) to secure and expedite travel.
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Enhanced Driver's Licenses (EDL)- Fact Sheet
DHS is pursuing development of alternative documents to meet Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) implementation requirements at land and sea ports of entry. DHS is encouraging states to submit proposals to enhance their driver’s licenses and identification documents to satisfy WHTI requirements.
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REAL ID Final Rule: What is REAL ID?
REAL ID is a nationwide effort to improve the integrity and security of State-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards, which in turn will help fight terrorism and reduce fraud.
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What is the UK National Identity Scheme?
The National Identity Scheme is an easy-to-use and extremely secure system
of personal identification for adults living in the UK. Its cornerstone is
the introduction of national ID cards for all UK residents over the age of
16.
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TSA GUIDANCE PACKAGE: Biometrics for Airport Access Control
This guidance package addresses biometrics for airport access control. Access control addresses the examination of one or more of three factors regarding an individual's identity: something they know, something they have, or something they are.
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Secure Employee Credentialing
Across the US Transportation
System
The US TWIC (Transportation Worker
Identification Credential) Program
achieved Initial Operating Capability
(IOC) in November 2004 at four sites in the
states of Pennsylvania,California and Florida,
with biometrically enabled smart card
credentials.
Daon's flexible identity assurance platform,
DaonEngine, is being used by the US
Department of Homeland Security in this
program to deliver identity assurance across
multiple physical sites, applications and
systems.
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What is TSA Registered Traveler?
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), an agency within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, has launched the Registered Traveler pilot program in partnership with selected airlines and airports across the country. The Registered Traveler pilot program is designed to improve the security screening process by helping TSA align screeners and resources with potential risks. Approved travelers will be positively identified at the airport through biometric technology.
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US VISIT Fact Sheet
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security released October 28 the following fact sheet on the new U.S. Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US--VISIT) program that will become operational in 2004 to process visitors visas at airports and seaports as they enter the United States. |
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Case Study: Iris Recognition Enhances Security, Accelerates Traffic, and Reduces Costs
at Border Crossing
"The ability of LG's IrisAccess® to definitively authenticate visa holders and allow them to enter the country as often as necessary is one thing. Accomplishing this with time savings of over 2400 percent, while reducing the manpower needed to achieve this productivity increase, was way beyond our expectations."
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Passport White Paper: Using ImageWare Products to Produce Passports
ImageWare's commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) passport solution is a cost-effective alternative to the expensive, complicated travel document issuance systems on the market today. This passport solution will enable users to encode finger, iris and face minutia into a passport or other credential via a contactless smart chip.
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Precise Biometrics Cuts Administration Costs at Bornholmstrafikken
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Securing Employee Access in London City
Airport using Daon@s Biometric Identity Management System
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Biometrics for Safer Air Travel
Following special checks conducted at 32 airports in the US, the government’s transportation department inspector general Kenneth Mead reported that human screeners at airports missed knives 70 percent of the time, guns 30 percent of the time and simulated explosives 60 percent of the time.
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Canadian Airports & Border Patrol Sites Adopt Fingerprint Biometric
Printrak, A Motorola Company will provide the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and Public Works and Government Services Canada with a Canada-wide security network for use at airports and border patrol sites involving the LiveScan Station 3000N™.
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Thunder Bay Becomes First Canadian Airport To Use Facial Recognition
Thunder Bay International Airport in Ontario is the first Canadian airport to deploy facial-recognition technology.
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Amsterdam Schiphol Launches "Iris Scan" Trial
Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport has introduced an "iris scan" for priority passengers rushing through passport control.
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Major Provisions of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act
This PDF file provides an outline of the requirements of the Aviation and Security act. |
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