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    Here’s What The TSA Actually Sees When They Scan Your ID

    by SharonKurheg December 13, 2025
    by SharonKurheg December 13, 2025

    As the TSA adds more and more Credential Authentication Technology (CAT) units to the country’s airports, it means fewer and fewer people have to show their boarding passes to TSA …

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    Why You’re Not Supposed to Smile in Your Passport Photo

    by SharonKurheg December 12, 2025
    by SharonKurheg December 12, 2025

    When my passport was getting close to expiring, I started gathering everything I’d need to renew it. I have to tell you – I really, really hate getting my passport …

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    Will Your Airport Biometric Data Still Work if You’ve Been On Ozempic, Had Bariatric Surgery, etc.?

    by SharonKurheg August 13, 2025
    by SharonKurheg August 13, 2025

    Roughly 10% of American adults had been prescribed injectable weight-loss drugs – known as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists- in the past few years. Most people know them by their …

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    World’s First Airport Announces 100% Biometric Boarding to Be Required in 2025

    by SharonKurheg September 20, 2024
    by SharonKurheg September 20, 2024

    While privacy experts in the U.S., Canada,  Europe, and other countries are concerned about the issues surrounding biometrics and the recent arrest of an airline passenger in the U.S. due …

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    TSA Facial Recognition Technology Leads to Woman’s Arrest at Airport

    by SharonKurheg September 11, 2024
    by SharonKurheg September 11, 2024

    Over the past several years, the TSA has been testing facial recognition at more and more airports. These specialized scanners, called CAT-2 units, incorporate facial recognition technology by taking real-time …

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  • AirportsTravelTravel Tech

    Dep’t Of Home Security May Soon Require U.S. Citizens To Submit To Facial Recognition Scanning When Traveling

    by SharonKurheg December 5, 2019
    by SharonKurheg December 5, 2019

    If DHS has its way, U.S. citizens may soon be forced to undergo a facial scan when entering or leaving the country.

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    International Travel Without A Passport – It’s Starting

    by SharonKurheg August 12, 2019
    by SharonKurheg August 12, 2019

    Technology has become huge in travel. You’ve got the ability to make reservations on your phone, have your boarding pass on your phone, programs such as CLEAR allow you to …

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    Free Booze On Airline, How To Reclaim Resort Fee Money, LaGuardia’s Getting WHAT For The Summer?, & More!

    by SharonKurheg June 19, 2019
    by SharonKurheg June 19, 2019

    Happy Wednesday to all of our travel friends, both near and far! Here are some articles we’ve read from other bloggers (and other sources) that we think you may like, …

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    MIA OKed For Restaurant Auto-Tips, Big Google Maps Change, Cheaper B’way Tickets, FL Theme Park Lawsuit & More!

    by SharonKurheg June 12, 2019
    by SharonKurheg June 12, 2019

    Happy Wednesday to all of our travel friends, both near and far! Here are some articles we’ve read from other bloggers (and other sources) that we think you may like, …

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    U.S. Border Protection Is Ramping Up Facial Recognition Technology. Are They, And We, Ready For It?

    by SharonKurheg April 23, 2019
    by SharonKurheg April 23, 2019

    If you read about travel a lot, you’ve most likely heard that in recent months, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) has been rolling out facial recognition technology at …

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