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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Airports
TSA Facial Recognition Technology Leads to Woman’s Arrest at Airport
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegOver 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 SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIf 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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AirportsTravelTravel Tech
International Travel Without A Passport – It’s Starting
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegTechnology 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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AirportsFamily TravelFood & BeverageHotelsNew York CityTravelTravel Tech
Free Booze On Airline, How To Reclaim Resort Fee Money, LaGuardia’s Getting WHAT For The Summer?, & More!
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHappy 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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AirportsFamily TravelFood & BeverageHotelsNew York CityTravelTravel Tech
MIA OKed For Restaurant Auto-Tips, Big Google Maps Change, Cheaper B’way Tickets, FL Theme Park Lawsuit & More!
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHappy 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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AirlinesAirportsTravelTravel Tech
U.S. Border Protection Is Ramping Up Facial Recognition Technology. Are They, And We, Ready For It?
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegIf 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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Disney, Universal & Other Theme Parks
What’s The Real Reason Why Disney Parks Take Your Fingerprint (And What Do They Do With It?)
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegDisneyland and Walt Disney World have been using biometrics as part of their entry system into the parks since 2013. Biometrics is defined as, “…the technical term for body measurements…