Domestic Fliers Will Need Real ID Compliant Identification in 2023
By
Jodie Evans
May 25, 2019
By Jodie Evans
May 25, 2019
The Trump Administration is working to address the issue of ensuring appropriate and secure identification to be used on airplanes. The Department of Homeland Security has begun a pilot program to test the use of “real-time” biometrics on domestic flights.
The Department of Homeland Security has begun a pilot program to test the use of “real-time” biometrics on domestic flights. The pilot program will test whether passengers would be able to use their real-time biometric data such as fingerprints, facial features and iris scans to unlock their respective seats on flights and their luggage. If the pilot program is successful, the Department will expand it for commercial flights in the US.
The Department of Homeland Security has also taken preliminary steps to improve biometric capabilities of US airports. The agency wants to expand the “real-time” biometric collection at airports by utilizing facial recognition technology in the United States. The agency is conducting a pilot program in which the use of facial recognition at the New York area airports would be evaluated.
The Trump Administration is working to address the issue of ensuring appropriate and secure identification to be used on airplanes. The Department of Homeland Security has begun a pilot program to test the use of “real-time” biometrics on domestic flights.
The pilot program will test whether passengers would be able to use their real-time biometric data such as fingerprints, facial features and iris scans to unlock their respective seats on flights and their luggage. If the pilot program is successful, the Department will expand it for commercial flights in the US.
The Department of Homeland Security has also taken preliminary steps to improve biometric capabilities of US airports. The agency wants to expand the “real-time” biometric collection at airports by utilizing facial recognition technology in the United States
