Sean O'Neill, Skift
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.
2 months ago
Bloomberg News, Bloomberg
In general, Chinese citizens are less bothered by the growing pervasiveness of facial recognition technology than in other countries. But soon, international visitors to Beijing's newest airport won't have much of a choice of whether they're captured by the technology.
8 months ago
David Koenig, Associated Press
The Department of Homeland security seems to have bowed to public pressure on a plan to introduce facial screening for American citizens. But it's still using the practice on foreign visitors — something not all travelers will be happy with.
8 months ago
Isaac Carey, Skift
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.
8 months ago
Isaac Carey, Skift
Despite improvements in data privacy, facial recognition is still sort of disturbing for many organizers and attendees.
9 months ago
Isaac Carey, Skift
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.
9 months ago
Justin Bachman, Bloomberg
Airlines and other travel companies have been testing more than 50 systems for so-called biometric identification technologies, such as faceprint scans. But the industry needs to agree on standards for collecting, tracking, exchanging, and protecting travelers' data to speed everyone's journeys.
1 year ago
Nikki Ekstein, Bloomberg
For years so many airlines were relatively content to sit back and rest on their legacy technologies. These moves by airlines to adapt new technologies are a healthy omen for the future.
2 years ago
Mike Schneider, Associated Press
Passengers are used to increased security at airports but this latest development will sit uncomfortably with many. The problem is a lack of trust with the companies and governments that capture and use our data.
2 years ago
Dan Peltier, Skift
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.
2 years ago
Sheryll Poe, Skift
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.
3 years ago
Frank Bajak and David Koenig, Associated Press
Such a requirement for international flights isn't in place yet but privacy advocates are already questioning the move to mandate facial scans. There is always a tradeoff between security and privacy. Where should we draw the line?
3 years ago
