Public security

Terrorism Prevention and Border Protection – New Face Recognition Tech

A new airport security platform was announced by the face recognition provider FaceFirst. Using unique feature recognition capabilities, the new Guardian platform identifies visitors in areas with high foot traffic and supplements the identification process for border control agents.

Humans can typically recall just a few hundred faces on demand, resulting in slow customs processes, and rendering terror watch lists issued by federal and local authorities of little practical use. In comparison, Guardian compares millions of images per second, helping to identify travelers in checkpoints against a vast image database. According to the company’s announcement on prweb.com, the airport security platform may also help authorities monitor the status of arriving visitors or departing passengers.

FaceFirst proactively detects threats at airports, railways and other public transportation centers. The company entered the transportation security sector at Panama’s Tocumen International Airport. Panama Security Minister quickly declared the program a success, citing an average of 30 people per day detected with a police background or wanted by INTERPOL. The program was subsequently expanded, making it the world’s largest biometric surveillance program worldwide.