🛫🛄 TSA Don Introduce Beta Technology for Screening for Honolulu Airport

Di Transportation Security Administration (TSA) don dey put money inside beta technology to help check passengers and their tins dem when dem reach security checkpoint for Hawaii airport. Their aim na to help improve security measures and make di screening process sharp sharp, especially as people plenty wen summer travel season reach 🌞🛄.

As e be now, di Daniel K. Inouye International Airport get four new kain Credential Authentication Technology (CAT-2) units wey dem don station for security checkpoints. These units, wey dem don start to use since mid-May, no just dey compare person face to check whether na dem, but dem fit also accept driver’s license wey dey for phone, this one go dey easy for drivers for Arizona, Maryland, Colorado, Utah, and Georgia 📱🆔.

Lorie Dankers, wey be TSA spokesperson, come show Honolulu Star-Advertiser di new TSA technology wey dem dey use. She talk say passengers fit pack dia boarding passes when dem dey use CAT-2 and di old Credential Authentication Technology (CAT) machines wey TSA don already put for Hawaii 🛂.

With CAT, if person take photo ID scan enter reader wey connect to Secure Flight Database, e go help confirm whether di passenger ID correct. E go also show di person flight details and if dem don check am before (like TSA PreCheck), all dis one no go need boarding pass. As Dankers talk, CAT go help improve di TSA officers’ ability to confirm whether person photo ID correct and e go easy to spot any yawa for travel documents 🕵️‍♀️.

For di new CAT-2, wey dem dey test for 25 airports across di country, including Honolulu, e get facial matching ability to help confirm di identity and flight information of travellers 🧑‍✈️.

Even as some people dey argue about facial matching technologies, Dankers come talk say, “TSA dey test this technology and we dey continue to check whether e good. But we want make people know… say dem no dey store the images. No database dey for people wey dey travel today.” 🚫📸

Even as Honolulu airport na one of di places where TSA dey do biometric operational assessments, Dankers confirm say whether person go join na voluntary.

Apart from dat, TSA still dey try improve how dem dey check passengers’ hand luggage for airport security checkpoints all over Hawaii. Dankers come talk say during di pandemic, TSA install Computed Tomography X-ray scanners for five Hawaii airports. One each dey for Honolulu airport, di Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport for Keahole, Hawaii island, and di Hilo International Airport. Kahului Airport get two units, while Lihue Airport get four 🛄🛃.

These CT units dey allow TSA officers check 3D image of passengers’ bags, this one reduce di need to manually check wetin dey inside bag. Passengers wey dem dey screen for security lanes wey get CT units no need to remove their TSA-approved liquids or laptops. However, dem must put all their hand luggage, including bags, into bin for screening 🎒💻.

Even as di 3D screening process fit dey slow small, Dankers talk say e dey accurate wella and allow TSA officers to control images for better precision. This one go reduce some of di delay wey dey happen for security lines when dem flag passengers for more screening. During di Star-Advertiser’s tour on Wednesday, all di bag dem flag for CT line get wetin dem no allow.

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🛫🛄 TSA Introduces Advanced Technology for Screening at Honolulu Airport

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is investing in advanced technology to scrutinize passengers and their belongings at security checkpoints in Hawaii’s airports. Their goal is to boost security measures and streamline the screening process, which is particularly beneficial during the busy summer travel season 🌞🛄.

Currently, the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport houses four state-of-the-art Credential Authentication Technology (CAT-2) units at the security checkpoints. These units, operational since mid-May, not only compare the facial features of a passenger for identification verification but can also accept mobile driver’s licenses, a convenient feature for drivers in Arizona, Maryland, Colorado, Utah, and Georgia 📱🆔.

TSA spokesperson, Lorie Dankers, gave a tour of the new TSA technology to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. She pointed out that passengers can stow their boarding passes when using CAT-2 and the previously installed Credential Authentication Technology (CAT) machines that TSA has already set up in Hawaii 🛂.

With the CAT system, a photo ID is scanned into a reader connected to a Secure Flight Database, which then verifies the authenticity of a passenger’s identification credentials. This system also includes their flight details and pre-screening status (such as TSA PreCheck), all without the need for a boarding pass. Dankers explained that CAT enhances the TSA officers’ ability to verify a guest’s photo identification and makes it easier to spot inconsistencies linked to fraudulent travel documents 🕵️‍♀️.

The CAT-2, being trialed at 25 airports across the nation including Honolulu, adds facial matching capabilities to validate the identity and flight information of travelers 🧑‍✈️.

Despite some controversy surrounding facial matching technologies, Dankers asserted, “TSA is testing this technology and we continue to evaluate it. But we want people to be aware… that the images are never stored. There is no database of people who are traveling today.” 🚫📸

Although the Honolulu airport is among the locations where TSA is conducting biometric operational assessments, Dankers confirmed that participation is entirely voluntary.

Additionally, TSA is also striving to refine the screening process of passengers’ carry-on luggage at airport security checkpoints across Hawaii. Dankers revealed that during the pandemic, TSA installed Computed Tomography X-ray scanners at five Hawaii airports. One unit each is at the Honolulu airport, the Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole, Hawaii Island, and the Hilo International Airport. Kahului Airport has two units, while Lihue Airport houses four 🛄🛃.

These CT units give TSA officers the capability to examine a 3D image of passengers’ bags, reducing the need to manually inspect the contents of a bag. Passengers screened in security lanes equipped with CT units aren’t required to remove their TSA-approved liquids or laptops. However, they must place every carry-on item, including bags, into a bin for screening 🎒💻.

Although the 3D screening process might be slower, Dankers noted its increased accuracy allows TSA officers to manipulate images for superior precision. This minimizes some of the delays often experienced in security lines when passengers are flagged for additional screening. During the Star-Advertiser’s tour on Wednesday, every bag flagged in the CT line contained a prohibited object.