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Old Jan 20, 2020 | 9:37 pm
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Originally Posted by danib62
Apparently the new machines don’t recognize PIVs yet and the TSO asked me for an alternative ID.
One of the problems with recognition is card design variations. Specifically, not all agencies using all fields. So to an ID scanner, PIVs are not really standardized, unlike other forms of IDs.
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