Articles tagged ‘united kingdom’

Face Scans for Biometric Passport Holders in U.K.

By Carrie Thompson | May 2nd, 2008 | Add a Comment »

A new bit of technology will be rolling out in United Kingdom airports this summer, with the use of new scanners that will screen passengers with facial recognition technology. These scans will be performed in lieu of the standard passport checks performed by surly immigration officers (oh wait, they’re only surly in New York), [...]