SIA and IBIA say facial recognition for airline passengers is safe, necessary

The Security Industry Association (SIA) and the International Biometrics + Identity Association (IBIA) are pushing congress not to approve language in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization measure that would restrict the U.S. Transportation Security Administration’s ability to use facial recognition. A release from the SIA says the proposed ban is “an extraneous provision” that would “force the TSA to abandon its highly successful use of facial biometrics to verify required traveler documents at security checkpoints.”

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