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The University of Florida is the first university to implement optional facial authentication for ticketed event entry.

Facial authentication, which confirms a user's identity against a stored template, is different from facial recognition used for surveillance.

The technology speeds up entry by eliminating potential issues with phones or digital tickets.

UF piloted the program last season with students and received positive feedback regarding ease of use and speed.

It’s roughly 20 minutes before kickoff and as you approach the gate to get your tickets scanned on your phone – an unexpected and frustrating issue occurs.

The feelings of stress and irritation quickly become overwhelming as thousands of people are getting held up because of your phone’s untimely malfu

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