The agency wants to introduce a “digital travel credential” that would enable facial recognition technology to replace your boarding pass.
In other words, flying would require giving up your biometric data
The agenda to enforce biometrics for air travel is gaining steam as the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates global airline policy, wants to enforce digital surveillance on passengers
The agency wants to introduce a “digital travel credential” that would enable facial recognition technology to replace your boarding pass.
In other words, flying would require giving up your biometric data.
This would allow passengers to store passport information on their devices to be used for travel. The changes could come into effect within three years, according to the Times.
Currently, those flying must check in, which can be done online or at the airport upon arrival. They are then issued with a boarding pass with a barcode. This is scanned by a passenger at various points throughout the airport, including at the gate before boarding.
The changes would make boarding passes and the need to check in for flights obsolete. Instead, flyers will download a “journey pass” to their phone when they book a flight. The pass will be automatically updated if any changes are made to the booking.
Passengers will also be able to upload their passports to their phone and travel through airports using their face for verification. Instead of manually checking in, which would let airlines know who intends to board their flights, airlines will instead be alerted when passengers arrive at the airport and their face is scanned.
"This is another step towards a totalitarian system of digital IDs, predictably being pushed by the UN. Similar tech could be rolled out for trains and buses, or even to start a car. They're already making it difficult to buy tickets with cash."
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