November 23rd - Let's talk biometrics
Simon Calder discusses how frontier fingerprinting can be frustrating – but facial recognition is the way forward for travel.
Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast · The Independent
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Show Notes
I've come across the story of a farmer who was hoping to enter the US but her occupation has meant that her fingerprints have all but been erased on her hands, which causes an interesting problem for biometric measures at borders. In this episode I talk about how frontier fingerprinting can be frustrating – but facial recognition is the way forward for travel.
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