{"id":6537,"date":"2017-10-11T08:29:20","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T22:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/?p=6537"},"modified":"2017-10-11T08:29:20","modified_gmt":"2017-10-10T22:29:20","slug":"dubai-airports-passport-control-makes-scanning-your-iris-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/news\/dubai-airports-passport-control-makes-scanning-your-iris-fun\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai airport’s passport control makes scanning your iris fun?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Travellers departing from Dubai will no longer need to pass through any sort of security clearance counter or e-gate, they will simply walk through a virtual aquarium tunnel that will scan their face or iris using hidden cameras while they\u2019re in motion.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
In development for nearly four years Dubai airport has been looking for a quicker and more efficient way to process more than 80 million passengers that pass through it each year.<\/p>\n
The tunnel makes use of over 80 cameras and uses imagery to encourage the departing passenger to look around at the projected environment thus significantly increasing the likelihood of a successful face and\/or iris scan.<\/p>\n
For those concerned over privacy the tunnel’s scanning and processing of departures is no different to Australia’s international departures and its eGate technology.<\/p>\n
It does feel very Minority Report however, I expect in no less than a couple of years it will start displaying targeted advertising and saying my name as I walk through.<\/p>\n