Bye bye, boarding pass: US airport launches first-ever security checkpoints that scan your face
(Worthy News) – No wallet. No boarding pass. No phone. No problem. Americans are just a few years away from being able to show up at the airport with nothing but a suitcase in hand.
By as early as 2020, Americans will be able to travel by plane without any paper or digital documents thanks to major technological innovations in security procedures that U.S. Customs and Border Protection has already begun implementing at airports across the country.
“The future is a lane where you never slow down … that’s the future and it’s not very far – that’s two to four years out,” according to a senior Department of Homeland Security official who spoke at the International Summit on Borders in Washington last week. The event organizer did not allow reporters to identify speakers. [ Source: Washington Examiner (Read More…) ]