Text: Florian Rienhardt, German Federal Office for Information Security / BSI Modern electronic identity documents do not just feature optical-physical content and corresponding physical security properties. Since the introduction of electronic passports and electronic identity cards, the built in RF-chip is a modern identity document's additional and essential protection feature that increases the overall security and confidence…
Tag: automated border control
Deciphering Automated Border Control (ABC) solutions
Text: Michael Brandau, Giesecke & Devrient Electronic passports have made it possible to use IT based systems to perform border control tasks. Meanwhile, e-passports are used in more than 100 countries. More and more countries in the world make use of the benefits of an electronic passport to solve another, continuously growing problem: how to…
Orlando airport pioneers US biometric kiosk implementation
Orlando International Airport (MCO) claims to be the first U.S. airport to welcome travelers from visa waiver countries with innovative biometric kiosks to expedite the arrival experience. These self-service kiosks are now operational and processing international passengers who have Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) approval prior to travel. The passenger-friendly kiosks enable travellers from…
Morpho to supply new PARAFE e-gates for Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport
Morpho (Safran group) has bolstered its collaboration with Aéroports de Paris (ADP), the Paris airports authority, within the scope of the Single Filtering Inspection program between Terminals E and F, by supplying six additional PARAFE automated border control e-gates to Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport. Including this latest order, ADP will now have a total of…
VIDEO: Gemalto’s rushing traveller
Nice little clip by Gemalto showing an eGate application. Actually, if you watch the other clips of the series, you can see the same bloke using all kinds of cool technology applications.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ok86vL1J9rk