I just Google News-searched \u2018Biometrics\u2019. Several news articles corresponding to Alaska Airlines got displayed.<\/p>\n
The Alaska Airlines-using-biometrics<\/strong> story is getting a lot of coverage by the international media, and rightly so, for perhaps working on bringing about a tectonic shift in air travel. The airline is working on replacing boarding passes with biometrics! Imagine your fingerprints replacing your travel documents \u2013 uber simple, convenient and time-saving! The test program allowed the passengers (Volunteers assisted in the test program.) to use their fingerprints instead of boarding passes and IDs issued by the government. Biometrics in Airports<\/strong><\/a> enables the checking of bags, passing through security and boarding the flights. The idea is to use fingerprints whenever a passenger needs to verify his identity. Passengers were \u201cdelighted\u201d by the experience that was hassle-free, says the official blog of Alaska Airlines<\/strong>. The fingerprint entry system became so popular with the passengers that it became \u201ca regular feature in four boardrooms\u201d, reports the blog.<\/p>\n While biometric technology<\/strong><\/a>-use is sprucing security worldwide and biometrics<\/span> are being increasingly used for identifying terrorists, the use of biometrics by aviation industry can be a cause for concern. (Did you know that the US authorities knew 7 out of 19 hijackers who were involved in the attacks of 9\/11<\/em>? They could have been stopped had biometrics<\/em> been used on them, say experts.) What if hackers steal the biometric information<\/span><\/em><\/a>? And what about any privacy concerns? Back in the year 2008, Heathrow international airport (London) cancelled plans to take fingerprints from passengers who were boarding flights for privacy reasons.<\/p>\n At Star Link Communication Private Limited<\/strong>, we are going to keep you updated on the latest biometric news<\/a><\/strong> reports from across the world. We would want to know what are your thoughts on the aviation industry using biometrics<\/em> to streamline the flight boarding process. Let us know. Drop a comment now!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Checkout our other products:<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Alaska Airlines-using-biometrics story is getting a lot of coverage by the international media, and rightly so, for perhaps working on bringing about a tectonic shift in air travel. The airline is working on replacing boarding passes with biometrics! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,8,2,10],"tags":[3,74,30,57,73,34,66],"class_list":["post-52","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-biometric-attendance-systems","category-biometric-devices","category-biometric-news-updates","category-biometric-technology","tag-biometric","tag-biometric-access-control-system","tag-biometric-devices","tag-biometric-devices-company","tag-biometric-manufacturers-in-india","tag-fingerprint-attendance-machine","tag-time-attendance-system"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n