Annie Scales - Visual Storytelling Designer

The Home Office has been trialling facial recognition technology at maritime ports for passengers returning to Britain from elsewhere in a bid to cut waiting times. It could become the norm from as early as next year. The new tech could either use super high-resolution cameras to photograph subjects through their windscreens or have them look at a roadside camera to verify their identity against their travel documents. Staff will still be on hand for 'passengers of interest' - namely anyone on watchlists, or flagged as having safeguarding or intelligence concerns, as well as those whose identity doesn't match up to their passport's biometric data....read