Originally Posted by
Kumulani
Why don't they just do facial recognition? Seems to work pretty well with the SmartGates in Australia and New Zealand.
Originally Posted by
deeruck
Or just open up the e-gates to more passports, and without the 4 prior visit requirement.
Well, there is a balance here - the e-gates are available to those whom the UK Government believes is low-risk. Australia certainly takes the same view, because their automated gates are only open to passport holders from limited countries.
Simply opening the e-gates up to all US citizens for example, irrespective of the number of visits and without further checks, would likely not stack up in security terms - and, indeed, the reciprocal arrangement of Global Entry doesn't just allow any UK citizen to apply because a fee, criminal records check and face-to-face interview are required.