Going through TSA checkpoints at airports has always been a pain. At least now you don't have to take off your shoes, and airports are jammed as it is. Imagine the chaos when the FIFA World Cup games come to Seattle next summer, try going through SeaTac Airport then. loading...
Welcome to the biometric eGate.
According to Axios.com,
‘ CLEAR and TSA are piloting biometric "eGates" this month at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and two other airports, with plans to eventually roll out the technology nationwide, the identity verification company told Axios exclusively.’
It's being called frictionless travel. And here's how it works. loading...
You step into the eGate, and the system then scans your face, (real-time biometric verification) and then it matches th