13 minutes agoUnexpected news from Switzerland, here's how passports will be checked
Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)Starting in late September, at Zurich Airport, passport control will also take place through facial identification, namely, its electronic comparison to the photo in biometric passport, writes frf.ch. Initially, there will be a pilot phase with eight automatic pumps, where this method will be applied, a voice of [...]
But, she added, the use of this new method will be on voluntary grounds, as in parallel it will continue classical passport control in sports, albinfo.ch broadcasts.
Such cameras that identify the faces of passengers are already in operation at Amsterdam Airport, Schiphol and London's Heathrow.
The prerequisite for using this device is to fill the age of 18 and to have a Swiss passport or any EU state and WER (European Economic Zone).
