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Iris scans to ensure smooth sailing at airports
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IANS | 23 Jun, 2012
Iris scans and fingerprint scanners will ensure smooth sailing for
passengers at airports, right through the car park to boarding the
plane, without their having to lift a finger, reports the Daily Mail.
The
new scheme is being trialled at Dallas International Airport, which
will do away with the cumbersome need for any security or queues.
But
then you will have to shell out a whopping $179 as fee and part with
your biometric data - basically a scan of your eye and a fingerprint.
Passengers
would walk with their carry-ons through a screening tunnel, where they
undergo an electronic screening, removing the three or so security
checks carried out in the usual way.
So, no more taking off shoes and belts or removing laptops from bags.
Mark
Clifton, vice president of products and services for SRI International,
the Californian firm that develops the scanners, said: "Instead of
using a card or a pass, you would simply glance at a spot on the
turnstile and it would open the gate if you were qualified to go
through. It's very fast."
The biometric firm CLEAR announced
that that it will add the pre-check security lines to Dallas
International in the coming months.
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