“Controversial technology in passport control”
“of Face recognition are introduced at Heathrow airport”
“Soon, you do not need to show your passport when you travel to London – it is enough with your face. you summer introduces facial recognition at Heathrow. nMen technology is both controversial and criticized.”
“We’ve all been there. The long queue in the passport control waiting to show up the pass – again. But soon, long queues can be a thing of the past, in any case, if you are travelling to London. Heathrow airport will be faced with face recognition at check-in in order to facilitate passport control, reports the Express.co.uk. “
“When face recognition is used as biometric data to identify people. The new system costs around 600 million and introduced in the summer. In the united states has managed to halve the time before boarding with the half thanks to the new technology. “
“Travelers must register themselves so that their passports and facial features are in the new system. Those who register won’t have then to show their passport at the various controls, instead scanned their faces in front of a camera. “
“It means that passengers at various times during the trip, such as at airport security and at the boarding gate, won’t have to show off their various travel documents time and time again, after registration, they can use their faces as identification,” says a spokesperson at Heathrow to Express.co.uk.”
“But ansiktsigenkännings technology has received criticism, experts believe it can be a threat to personal privacy. “
“– To collect biometric data with such a technique means that there must be very high security requirements. What you collect is sensitive information in the sense that a face can not change, it is not possible to replace. The information must not fall into the wrong hands. There is also a risk if there would be a so-called ändamålsglidning – you may have the right to collect data for a specific purpose, but may later use it for another purpose, ” said Jenny Small, a lawyer at the Swedish data Inspection board.”
“the Technology is not flawless”
“Just now discussed facial recognition and biometric data at the EU level and how to look at the technology. GDPR is still new, and the investigation will be completed in the summer or in the autumn.”
“– Facial recognition is not error-free, that rely completely on the technology that determines human identity can be difficult. There is still a risk that a person may pass who should not do it.”
“Heathrow spokesperson says they are not interested in any information that the passenger still would not have shared with them when they travel. Travelers must still have their passports because the country they are travelling to may not make use of the new technology. “