Idemia lobbies TSA over Clear identity checks amid airport market share competition

Digital identity giant Idemia, which provides biometric devices used in background checks for TSA PreChecks as well as supplies the agency's ID-scanning kiosks, is lobbying for lawmakers to make ID checks mandatory for Clear's members, according to Politico.

The lobbying is bound to increase tensions, after Clear, along with Telos ID, won contracts to provide PreCheck background checks, which could cut into Idemia’s market share. This is another chapter between the two companies' fight to win …

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