More airport biometric checks from NEC, Clear, Idemia I&S

While the world’s travel destinations bounce back from the post-pandemic tourism slowdown, airports across the world are investing in new biometric tools to keep track of passengers.

Japanese giant NEC has announced it will provide new kiosks for immigration and customs inspections, equipped with the NeoFace technology that is a part of the company’s Bio-IDiom portfolio of biometric authentication products. The kiosks use facial recognition and fingerprint scanning for authentication.

The kiosks will start piloting on January 31, 2024 at …

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