Automated Border Control Systems
Mar 30, 2018 | 9:04 pm
#16
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Also, it’s rather questionable if training does a whole lot to improve the ability to reduce false matches, positive and/or negative. There are some toddlers who are better at this stuff than “trained” border guards.
Apr 3, 2018 | 6:58 am
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The two bits that get me is:
A) the length of time reading the passport takes - how much data is it actually taking or is it also a scanner taking an image of the page in addition to reading the chip?
B) the seemingly random failures to read the passports - both at LGW and PRG recently a machine rejected a couple of people in a row who immediately went to another machine and went through fine but the next person and I get through the original machine without issue.
A) the length of time reading the passport takes - how much data is it actually taking or is it also a scanner taking an image of the page in addition to reading the chip?
B) the seemingly random failures to read the passports - both at LGW and PRG recently a machine rejected a couple of people in a row who immediately went to another machine and went through fine but the next person and I get through the original machine without issue.
Apr 7, 2018 | 11:01 am
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I suspect the time is the officer in the darkened booth takes to sup his/her tea before looking at the data.
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Apr 7, 2018 | 1:50 pm
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I only have experience with the Canadian system called NEXUS (of which I am a member) and the US system referred to a Global Entry (to which I have access).
Never had to use automated border control in the EU yet during my travels.
My only comment is security based. The US and Canadian systems use biometrics (eye retina scans and/or fingreprints) which are essential for security IMHO. I hope the EU would have the political will to use the same.
Never had to use automated border control in the EU yet during my travels.
My only comment is security based. The US and Canadian systems use biometrics (eye retina scans and/or fingreprints) which are essential for security IMHO. I hope the EU would have the political will to use the same.