New Facial Recognition Tech Catches First Impostor at D.C. Airport
Aug. 24, 2018
WASHINGTON — Facial recognition technology caught an impostor trying to enter the U.S. on a fake passport that may have passed at face value with humans, federal officials said Thursday.
And the groundbreaking arrest came on just the third day the biometric technology has been used at Washington Dulles International Airport.
The 26-year-old man arrived Wednesday on a flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil, and presented a French passport to the customs officer, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Using the new facial comparison biometric system, the officer determined the unidentified traveler did not match the passport he presented.