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Dubai airport begins using biometric tech at security
October 10, 2018
Passport control looks a little different in Dubai International Airport, the world's busiest for international travel.
That's because the airport debuted a new “smart tunnel” that uses biometric technology, instead of human checks, to allow some air travellers to complete passport control in just 15 seconds.
Passengers register at a kiosk before going through smart gates which use iris recognition to let them through.
Major General Mohammed Ahmed al-Marri, director-general at the General Directorate of Residency and Foreign Affairs, called it the “latest and most unique technology” and says the project has been in development for four years.
For now, it's just business- and first-class passengers who can use the facilities.
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It's Good, to catch all Fraudiay and Thugs.
When will it be used in Pakistan?
Australia and New Zealand have been using this technology for more than 12 years.
Money speaks.
There so much more people with money can do.
Most of the technology used at Dubai airport is not properly calibrated or checked for safe use; when I last visited Dubai, the person at the immigration desk wanted to take a scan of my eye; he tried multiple times and could not get the scan, so he struggled with laser machine for at least 10 minutes, bombarding my eye with laser scan multiple times, I could feel the pain in my eye, I requested him that his machine is not working so he better use some other bio-metric, but he did not listen, in the process he damaged my eye. My eye was hurting. When I returned to the States, I saw my eye doctor, his tests revealed a hole in my retina! Passengers ought to be beware of such practices at most of Gulf area airports!
The facility is irrespective of class of travel.
@Patrick NY .... I'm sorry that happened. You were 100% right. You should sue them.
@Philosopher (From Japan) Probably never.
@Riaz Khan : This is so good to know... as this technology is only just released last years early this year for commercial operation. At the moment only 2 airports have started as pilot project; .. But as you said.. Aussies and Kiwis have been doing this for last 12 years... wow;
@Riaz Khan You are 100% wrong
@ Riaz, have you ever been to these countries? I never saw these machines there.
@Patrick, a hole in the retina? You must be kidding me?