travel

Airports are already using biometrics

Part 3 by Mohammed Murad Biometrics technologies provide various choices, typically divided into behavioral or physiological categories. Behavioral biometrics might measure how a person walks, talks, signs a signature or types on a keyboard. More commonly used physiological measurements include scans of a person’s fingerprints, facial structure and iris, the colored ring around the pupil.

2022-08-31T15:55:55-04:00February 3rd, 2022|Blog, News|

Getting Malaysia back to normal with vaccine passports

Are you vaccinated? That’s a question asked by governments and businesses around the world, with Malaysia being no exception. The answers to that question help determine how soon the Southeast Asian nation recovers economically from the COVID-19 pandemic. An aggressive vaccine program in diverse and geographically separated Malaysia recently dispensed daily record numbers of injections

2022-08-31T15:56:04-04:00July 15th, 2021|News|

Why Airport Investment in Biometric Technology is Skyrocketing

Expect accelerated technology investments as airports begin the recovery from COVID-19. A survey by Airports Council International, an industry trade group, pointed to biometric technology as a significant focus for increased spending. Survey respondents, including 180 IT decision makers from 41 countries, said programs and products addressing passenger health are high on their list for

2021-04-21T19:40:01-04:00April 21st, 2021|Blog|

Iris Recognition: Creating “Touchless Travel”

By Mohammad Murad The air travel industry has long realized the need to expedite everything from the check-in process to luggage pick up. People want to get to the airport, through the terminal and on the plane quickly without a lot of stops, lines or hassles. The COVID-19 pandemic throws in another imperative -- people

2022-08-31T15:56:07-04:00January 21st, 2021|Blog|

Keeping an Eye on Travel Security at Schiphol Airport

Security Management By Sara Mosqueda Ranked the world’s ninth-best air hub in 2020 by Skytrax, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol was already familiar with technology that encourages hygiene measures—even before the coronavirus pandemic emerged. Privium, an exclusive traveler membership program at Schiphol, has three lounges at the international airport that allow its members to relax before a flight,

2022-08-31T15:56:08-04:00January 4th, 2021|News|

The security industry’s role in containing the coronavirus

How contactless biometrics could be used to help stop the spread of the deadly pathogen by Mohammed Murad With more than 75,000 confirmed cases and 2,100-plus deaths, the recently discovered coronavirus (Novel Coronavirus or COVID 19) has sent public health officials globally scrambling to find ways to contain what’s become a pandemic. While the virus

2022-08-31T15:56:23-04:00February 25th, 2020|News|