TSA Prepares to Use Facial Recognition at Las Vegas McCarran International Airport
The Transportation Security Administration is preparing to launch facial recognition testing at the Las Vegas' McCarran International Airport (LAS).
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in a report, said the purpose of the facial recognition testing is for "automating the identity verification portion of the Travel Document Checker (TDC) using biometric technology." TSA will assess its ability to compare the passenger’s live facial image at the checkpoint against an image taken from the passenger’s identity document for passengers who opt to participate. The information will be used for subsequent qualitative and quantitative analysis by the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate.