USCBP

August 10, 2017

CBP now uses Biometric Exit Technology at Houston’s International Airport

U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced on August 8, 2017 that the deployment of facial recognition biometric exit technology is now being used at William P. Hobby International Airport (HOU) in Houston for select flights. The deployment builds upon a June 2016 pilot at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport using facial recognition. CBP recently deployed the technology to Washington Dulles International Airport, George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Chicago O’Hare International Airport and McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. Future deployments are planned for additional airports this summer. “Through our consultations with the airlines and airport stakeholders, and based on the […]