Australia to roll out facial recognition in airports

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[1] Australia’s Customs and Border Protection has revealed that it will soon install 92 facial recognition terminals in international airports.

[2] This is part of an $18 million contract with Portuguese smart-gate manufacturer Vision-Box, which means switching of smart-gate vendors for Customs – Vision-Box rival Morpho.

[3] The new Vision-Box machines will be installed in departure terminals within eight international airports and allow passengers to scan their passport and continue through rather than approach an immigration desk.

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[Source] Australian Information Technology News – Australia to roll out facial recognition in airports