• DocumentCode
    1210120
  • Title

    Biometrics Could Streamline Border Crossings

  • Author

    Goth, Gary

  • Volume
    9
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4/1/2008 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    2
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Both the US and the EU are moving toward biometrically enabled travel documents and new border-control proposals meant to combine greater security and more convenience for legitimate travelers. However, technology and policy differences characterize a bumpy journey.
  • Keywords
    biometrics (access control); document handling; law administration; national security; security of data; travel industry; biometrics; border crossings; border-control proposals; legitimate travelers; travel documents; travel security; Art; Biometrics; Collaboration; Computer security; Data security; Information security; National security; Privacy; Proposals; Terrorism; biometrics; international travel; security;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Distributed Systems Online, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1541-4922
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MDSO.2008.12
  • Filename
    4510868