TSA is Exploring Use of New Technologies to Track Passenger Movements

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) released a request for information (RFI) earlier this month as a first step in exploring an end-to-end system for tracking passengers and baggage "as they move through the transportation system."

In its request, the TSA said it envisioned the possibility of having a future security system that could "continuously ensure positive identification of every passenger as they traverse the aviation system, from the time a reservation is made to the time they exit an airport at their destination."

Technologies the agency plans to explore include documentation scanners, biometrics, smart cards, integrated portals, kiosks, RFID (radio frequency identification) and video surveillance.  04-27-2007.

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