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Air travellers allegedly having biometrics enrolled in Digi Yatra without consent
Jan. 8, 2024, 6:53 p.m. | Chris Burt
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Some security personnel and private staff at airports in India have been capturing air travelers’ face biometrics to enroll them in the Digi Yatra program without first getting their consent, The Hindu reports.
Digi Yatra is supposed to be a voluntary program for faster clearance at various airport checkpoints, utilizing biometrics instead of passports.
A passenger at Delhi airport, Tavish Pattanayak, recounted security personnel checked the documents of people in the same line as him on Christmas Eve, and then …
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