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After many years of work, the 1 million enrolled travelers.
HART, FBI and ABIS databases • Iris ID has a contract to supply
now communicate with each the technology and self-serve
other, increasing security along kiosks to accommodate up to
people .
borders and at airport customs 2.5 million people.
• Doha
•
Doha, , Qatar’s Hammad Inter-
stations..
stations
national Airport enrolls new
passengers into an iris-based
Iris recognition in use
verification system.
• The system
•
syste m can match more
Major airports around the world than 12 million records in less
are already using iris-based than a second.
seco nd.
recognition systems from indus- • Qatar’s Ministry
Ministr y of Interior
try-leader Iris ID.
ID .
started the world’s first passport
program to store compressed
Here are a few examples:
iris images on ePassports
e Passports..
• CLEAR
•
CLEAR, , a private service en-
• Nexus
•
Nexus, , a program jointly op- ables pre-approved passen-
erated by the Canada Border gers in 28 U.S. airports (also
Services Agency and the U.S. some stadiums and arenas) to
Customs and Border Protec- quickly complete the security
tion expedites the airport screening process in seconds
clearance process for low- using Iris ID-equipped
ID -equipped kiosks.
kiosks .
risk, pre-approved travelers •
• The
The N eth
etherland’s
erland’s Amsterdam
Airport
Airpo
rt Schiphol PRIVIUM
between the two countries.
prog
ogram
ram expedites border
• There are currently more than pr
•
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