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Northwest Airlines Wants Eye-Scan Check-in

Posted by timothy on from the because-terrorists-don't-have-eyes dept.

Headius writes: "According to the Associated Press, Northwest Airlines is testing out a check-in system that uses eye scans to identify customers, and provide a faster way to check in. The article is here locally, and probably making its way to other news sites as well." Bruce Schneier posted a while ago this neat summary of some of the limitations of biometrics, worth re-reading. One question I have, how long will you eyes stay on record?

3 of 174 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Will it work? by Sc00ter · · Score: 3, Informative
    People in witness protection have totally new identities. New SSN#'s, names, addresses. If they were to get scanned then they would be entered into the database as their new identity. Besides, the witness protection program kind frowns on people in the program traveling to much.

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  2. Retinal Scans... news??? by mo^ · · Score: 2, Informative

    bah!

    northwests partner airline in Europe KLM have had this for months

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  3. Re:Not that new by steve_l · · Score: 2, Informative

    Come across that too. But I think they do that to make sure the person getting on the plane is the same person who checked in, because when you go to board they have a screen that pops up your photo when you hand them your ticket.

    No, I dont know what happens to the photographs after the flight.