Schlagwort: Secunet
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New control system: Frontex ends pilot project on facial recognition at EU borders
Until now, only asylum seekers and visa applicants had to hand over their biometric data before entering the EU. With an Entry/Exit System, this will be extended to all other travellers from third countries. Border controls will be significantly delayed from 2022. Entry apps and automatic „eGates“ should save this time again. The EU border […]
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EU Entry/Exit System: Border police purchases new biometric control technologies
An EU regulation forces travellers from third countries to leave their fingerprints and facial image when crossing the border. All Member States must therefore invest in new infrastructure at land, sea and air borders. Because checks therefore take longer, authorities are procuring self-service kiosks for handing in biometric data. More than two years ago, in […]
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German Airports: Face recognition now also for children
When crossing an EU external border, all travellers will soon have to provide biometric data. This leads to long waiting times and border controls are therefore becoming increasingly automated. This will first benefit people who have already stored facial images on the chip of their „ePass“. The German Federal Police is extending the use of […]