TSA considering outsourcing its 'touchless' biometric digital ID system to Big Tech
No physical ID required at 14 U.S. airports and the program is now being handed off to private contractors
Biometric Update has a new article out about how U.S. airports are upgrading to a fully digital and biometric system for identifying and screening passengers. And TSA is turning to Big Tech for expertise on how to convert over to the new system.
The tech website reports that:
“Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is moving to fuse its touchless identity experiments with a broader shift toward privatized, technology-heavy airport screening. The effort merges cutting-edge biometric screening trials with a reimagining of how security at U.S. airports is staffed and managed.”
In July, TSA issued a Request for Information under its Screening Partnership Program (SPP) seeking input from private-sector companies capable of delivering fully integrated, turnkey biometrics and digital ID screening solutions.
The federal “partners” program allows airports to hire private companies to perform security screening under TSA oversight.
It also means that your personal biometric data will end up in…
