CommercialBiometrics, Privacy Concerns, and the Future of Authentication Biometrics enable fast and seamless authentication or identification. However, as the TSA tests facial recognition in U.S. airports, there have been concerns about privacy in regards to how passenger data is stored.…
RegulationTSA Starts Testing Facial Recognition Technology at 16 Major Airports The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is now exploring the potential of facial recognition technology by introducing kiosks with cameras at 16 major airports to conduct facial identification. It has been integrated at…
CommercialWhat's Trending in Aerospace - May 2, 2021 Check out the May 2 edition of What's Trending in Aerospace, where editors and contributors for Avionics International bring you some of the latest headlines and updates happening across the global aerospace industry.…
ATM ModernizationNational Air Traffic Controllers Association Sues U.S. Government The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) is suing the U.S. federal government on behalf of members who have not received pay for work done during the ongoing partial government shutdown. Filed in…
CommercialDo Airports Need to Be Mandated to Adopt Cybersecurity Practices? Cybersecurity standards and best practices don’t appear to be widely adopted by airports and, given pervasive cyber threats, Congress should consider directing the adoption of these standards across the aviation industry, an…
RegulationTSA Wants to Take Airport Security Into the Future As the U.S. Transportation Security Administration prepares to further test next-generation technology at airport security checkpoints, the agency wants to align the procurement of new carry-on baggage scanners and the related automated…