New security device called the facial recognition scanner on trial at Manchester Airport
A new immigration security device is being tested at Manchester Airport. This device is a facial recognition scanner that will compare the passenger’s passport photo to the person in front of the camera. The hope is that this new device will ease lines at immigration security points. The facial recognition camera can also identify a passport that has been tampered with. It will also be able to check to see if the passenger is on a security watch list which will help stop criminals from entering into the country. If a person is found on the watch list they will be forbidden to board any flight heading toward the UK
The hope is that the trial run at Manchester will be successful. If everything goes well it is expected that the facial recognition cameras will be placed in other airports throughout the UK including Gatwick and Heathrow.
Jacqui Smith, who is the Home Secretary, said “The UK has one of the toughest borders in the world and we are determined to ensure it stays that way. Our hi-tech electronic borders system will allow us to count all foreign nationals in and out of the UK, while checking them against watch lists. These checks make up just one part of Britain’s triple ring of security, alongside fingerprint visas for three-quarters of the world’s population, and the roll-out of ID cards for foreign nationals locking people to one identity.”
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