TSA Expands Facial Recognition Scanners to 400+ Airports

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is progressing with its initiative to introduce facial recognition technology at U.S. airports, collaborating with the Department of Homeland Security’s research and development division to assess data accuracy in the new systems, according to agency officials who spoke to Nextgov/FCW.

A TSA representative mentioned that the agency is in the initial phases of integrating automated facial recognition capabilities as an enhancement to the Credential Authentication Technology (CAT) devices deployed several years ago.

The most recent CAT scanners, known as CAT-2 units, include facial recognition technology by capturing real-time images of travelers and comparing them to their photo IDs.

TSA initially showcased the CAT-2 units in 2020 and started deploying them at airports in 2022, NextGov reported.

READ MORE: https://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2024/01/tsa-uses-minimum-data-fine-tune-its-facial-recognition-some-experts-still-worry/393672/

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