Articles tagged “facial recognition”

Online Travel

U.S. Needs to Tighten Oversight of How Airlines Use Facial Recognition Data: New Government Report

Facial recognition tech divides people. They say either that it's faster and contactless, or that it invades people's privacy. But questions about data security matter, too.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 2 years ago

U.S. Needs to Tighten Oversight of How Airlines Use Facial Recognition Data: New Government Report

Online Travel

Airports and Rail Operators Prioritize Some Touchless Technologies Over Others

Vendors are getting creative with pandemic-related services, like the following: Passport control via facial recognition. Contactless elevators. Food-ordering without needing an app. Luggage disinfection via ultraviolet light. Mask-detecting robots.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Airports and Rail Operators Prioritize Some Touchless Technologies Over Others

Meetings

Less-Invasive Cameras May Be the Future of Event Tracking

Cameras don't always have to make people uncomfortable, especially if they're not being used for facial recognition. Deployed as a way to monitor the flow of attendees, they are a big improvement on common tracking methods, such as wristbands embedded with Wi-Fi devices.

Isaac Carey, Skift | 3 years ago

Less-Invasive Cameras May Be the Future of Event Tracking

Meetings

Events’ Use of Facial Recognition Raises Data Security Concerns

Despite improvements in data privacy, facial recognition is still sort of disturbing for many organizers and attendees.

Isaac Carey, Skift | 3 years ago

Events’ Use of Facial Recognition Raises Data Security Concerns

Meetings

Privacy Concerns Loom as Facial Recognition at Events Becomes More Common

A facial recognition startup has developed a new way to protect attendee data, but many people are still wary of the technology. It's hard to blame them, considering that data breaches within the travel industry seem to be happening left and right.

Isaac Carey, Skift | 3 years ago

Privacy Concerns Loom as Facial Recognition at Events Becomes More Common

Tourism

Homeland Security Facial Passenger Scans For U.S. Airports May Go Nationwide

With the ongoing backlash against companies improperly sharing and using data in recent months, facial scans will be a tough sell to many travelers especially if they're implemented by the government.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 5 years ago

Homeland Security Facial Passenger Scans For U.S. Airports May Go Nationwide

Business Travel

How Facial Recognition Is Shaping the Future of Conferences

If the eyes are the windows to the soul, your face may be your ticket to your next event. Thanks to improvements in facial recognition technology, meeting and event planners have access to a whole slew of tools to make their conferences and events more interactive, engaging and secure.

Sheryll Poe, Skift | 5 years ago

How Facial Recognition Is Shaping the Future of Conferences