International. Unisys Corporation announced the implementation of a facial recognition system at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York City to assist U.S. Customs and Border Protection. U.S. Attorneys general (CBP) to identify imposters at the time they attempt to enter the United States with the use of fraudulent or non-phishing passports.
The implementation follows the completion of pilot tests at Dulles Airport (Washington D.C.) completed last year. The system will be commissioned in a first stage in three terminals at JFK Airport during January 2016.
Unisys has developed a solution that allows Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers to scan and display biographical and biometric information from travelers' passports, while a desktop camera captures their faces in real time. Agents use the system to analyze and compare the image on passports – or e-passports – to the captured image. If the images do not match, travelers may be subject to further investigation by CBP officers.
"Tests successfully developed last year at Dulles Airport tested the system's ability to efficiently and accurately conduct each of the facial image comparisons," said Amy Rall, vice president for the Department of Homeland Security at Unisys Federal. "This solution can help make the country safer without disrupting travel or sacrificing traveler privacy ."
