End of Iris? [effective 17 September 2013]
Aug 16, 2011, 12:57 am
#211
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"The system uses facial recognition technology to compare your face to the photograph recorded on the 'chip' in your passport."
It also says you have to remove your glasses, which is news to me. I didn't remove mine, so maybe it failed to match and a human had to check it, which is why it took such a long time.
Aug 16, 2011, 2:04 am
#212
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Aug 16, 2011, 5:59 am
#213
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Aug 16, 2011, 6:20 am
#214
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That's my guess. The UKBA website says:
"The system uses facial recognition technology to compare your face to the photograph recorded on the 'chip' in your passport."
It also says you have to remove your glasses, which is news to me. I didn't remove mine, so maybe it failed to match and a human had to check it, which is why it took such a long time.
"The system uses facial recognition technology to compare your face to the photograph recorded on the 'chip' in your passport."
It also says you have to remove your glasses, which is news to me. I didn't remove mine, so maybe it failed to match and a human had to check it, which is why it took such a long time.
Aug 16, 2011, 6:26 am
#215
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Iris doesn't care whether you've got your glasses on.
Aug 16, 2011, 6:45 am
#216
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I was planning on registering for Iris tomorrow as I go throught T5. Im an EU passport holder with a chip. Do you think it is a waste of time registering with the possible demise of Iris round the corner, especially as T5 has facial recognition available a lot of the time?
Aug 16, 2011, 7:07 am
#217
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I was planning on registering for Iris tomorrow as I go throught T5. Im an EU passport holder with a chip. Do you think it is a waste of time registering with the possible demise of Iris round the corner, especially as T5 has facial recognition available a lot of the time?
Aug 16, 2011, 7:22 am
#218
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Famous last words and all that, but I've used the e-gates at various LHR & LGW terminals about 10-12 times over the last year and haven't waited more than 2-3 mins. It was a bit slow to recognise at LGW South last week (extra 20s of whirring and camera moving), but seriously quicker than the manual queue. I personally wouldn't bother with IRIS, but YMMV.
Originally Posted by ColdWalker
I was planning on registering for Iris tomorrow as I go throught T5. Im an EU passport holder with a chip. Do you think it is a waste of time registering with the possible demise of Iris round the corner, especially as T5 has facial recognition available a lot of the time?
Aug 16, 2011, 7:26 am
#219
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I was planning on registering for Iris tomorrow as I go throught T5. Im an EU passport holder with a chip. Do you think it is a waste of time registering with the possible demise of Iris round the corner, especially as T5 has facial recognition available a lot of the time?
Aug 16, 2011, 7:27 am
#220
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That is very true. I took three attempts before finding an IRIS office open, and on my successful attempt I was registered by one of the stars of UK Border Force!
Aug 16, 2011, 10:21 am
#221
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Aug 17, 2011, 2:43 am
#223
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Aug 17, 2011, 4:18 am
#225
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Very strange!