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... 1   Biometrics are among the most powerful yet misunderstood technologies used at airports today. The ability to increase the speed of individual processes, as well as offer a touch-free experience throughout an entire journey, is a revolution that has been decades in the making.
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... 2 Airport Biometrics: A Primer 3. There are no absolutes: biometrics are also often misunderstood due to the complexity and the number of choices required for an individual deployment.
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... Introducing Biometrics 3   work, but in general, they work by comparing selected facial features from given images of faces within a database. Facial-recognition technology is also described as a biometric artificial intelligence–based application that can identify a person by analyzing patterns based on facial textures and shape.
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... 4 Airport Biometrics: A Primer Understanding the Differences Between Detection, Matching, Identification, Verification, and Authentication When dealing with biometrics, there are many ways to describe the expected outcomes of the technology. From detection to authentication, each term used has different connotations, from the concept of operations to the application of law.
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... Introducing Biometrics 5   Using Biometrics: What Is the Purpose or Objective? There are three main modes of using biometrics for matching (see also Figure 1-1)
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... 6 Airport Biometrics: A Primer How Are Biometrics Collected and Stored? Biometrics are typically captured by a camera, a microphone, a scanner, or some other sensing device and turned into a digital signal.
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... Introducing Biometrics 7   biometric technologies to enforce social order. For example, in Shenzhen, China, facial recognition is used to issue jaywalking citations as well as collect fines -- all taking place before the individual reaches the other side of the street.
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... 8 Airport Biometrics: A Primer 4. Touchless airport experience: From the status of COVID-19 immunization, to other ways of enabling airport retail to function, biometrics can augment minimized contact with diseasetransmission media, surfaces, or staff.

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