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Less than three years after the first tests, Delta Air Lines has facial
recognition at home in Atlanta. This allows international passengers to board,
without showing a boarding pass or passport, directly from the check-in
counter to their seat, while their facial features establish their identity.
 
The airline is now rolling out the "digital identity experience" for
international flights at its Atlanta hub, after five years of pilot testing
there and at Detroit airport.
 
Travelers who want to use facial recognition (and keep their papers in their
pocket) must have either a TSA PreCheck or a Delta SkyMiles number. Their
passport number must also be known to the American authorities.
 
Flights could board up to ten minutes faster due to the biometric scans, Delta
reports.
 
The facial recognition technology can also be used to check in baggage.
 
The technology, which in itself is not new, takes a picture of the traveler's
face, which is encrypted and sent to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
for a biometric check, after which the traveler can board without hindrance.

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