{"id":24551,"date":"2019-12-06T13:32:09","date_gmt":"2019-12-06T18:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/?p=24551"},"modified":"2019-12-06T15:44:47","modified_gmt":"2019-12-06T20:44:47","slug":"dhs-plans-biometric-screening-for-us-citizens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/dhs-plans-biometric-screening-for-us-citizens\/","title":{"rendered":"USA Plans to Force Facial Scanning for Biometric Boarding on All US Citizens and Foreign Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"
What the US Department of Homeland Security said, in April 2019, about the four-year plan for implementation of the facial recognition system at all US airports for over 97% of commercial travelers departing the United States, is gaining momentum with the federal government planning to make biometric screening at airports mandatory for all travelers including US citizens.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The Department of Homeland Security\u2019s latest proposal requiring all arriving and departing travelers to undergo biometric verification at airports across the country will officially be published in July 2020.<\/strong> The use of biometric technology for facial recognition has been growing by leaps and bounds since the initial rollout of the new identification system at 15 US airports by September 2018.<\/p>\n