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Hong Kong airport adds more biometric immigration lanes to speed clearance
22+ hour, 39+ min ago (354+ words) Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has introduced 12 additional automated biometric clearance lanes for immigration, known as e-Channels, allowing eligible Hong Kong residents to pass through arrival clearance just by scanning their faces. The Face Easy e-Channel were first announced in…...
Hong Kong airport introduces new face biometrics immigration lanes
23+ hour, 13+ min ago (352+ words) Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has introduced 12 additional automated biometric clearance lanes for immigration, known as e-Channels, allowing eligible Hong Kong residents to pass through arrival clearance just by scanning their faces. TheFace Easy e-Channels were first announced in September…...
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1+ day, 23+ hour ago (12+ words) Cybersecurity pro demonstrates IAD importance for facial recognition at RSAC 2026Biometric Update...
Face biometrics to accelerate motorcycle border crossings in Singapore
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (450+ words) Faces can be better than fingers, particularly in wet weather. That's what Singapore has discovered following what appears to be a successful border biometrics trial. Singapore will begin phasing in facial scanning as the primary biometric identifier for motorcyclists and…...
ICAO updates e-passport verification platform with advance biometrics sharing options
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (354+ words) The ICAO PKD has been around since 2007 and enables countries to share digital security certificates, known as "public keys," in a central database. The database is used to verify that a travel document issued to a foreign national matches the…...
AI agent identity and next‑gen enterprise authentication prominent at RSAC 2026
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1206+ words) Passwordless authentication for humans and non-human identities is emerging as a key theme of RSA Conference 2026, with vendors rolling out new hardware, biometric and passwordless technologies designed to secure both humans and autonomous agents. Meanwhile, Yubico and big-hitting partners such…...
Biometric Corridors – an end to airport queues?
1+ week, 2+ day ago (374+ words) By Alan Goode, CEO and Chief Analyst, Goode Intelligence Biometrics is seen as a solution to this problem but it has to be deployed in the context of maintaining high levels of security. Allowing authorized travelers through borders in an…...
AI & Big Data Expo North America 2026
1+ week, 3+ day ago (205+ words) AI & Big Data Expo North America 2026 San Jose, CA May 18-19, 2026 Join us at the AI & Big Data Expo North America 2026, taking place on May 1819 at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, California. This leading enterprise AI event brings together 8,000+ industry…...
Digital travel is ocean bound: SITA, IDsure bring aviation-level IDV to seafarers
1+ week, 3+ day ago (613+ words) Paper and water don't generally mix, but seafarers have had to contend with paperwork for decades. Digitalization is now increasingly replacing old processes in the maritime industry. SITA and IDsure are launching a pilot that replaces paper-based crew documents with…...
HID combines physical, logical access in Converged Credentials
1+ week, 3+ day ago (418+ words) HID has used the ISC West conference as a platform for the launch of its HID Converged Credentials product, which consolidates identity management across physical and virtual spaces. According to a release, HID Converged Credentials combines physical and logical access…...