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U.S. Government to Roll Out Facial Recognition Software in Most Airports in Four Years | TravelPulse

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"The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) says that the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is planning to implement biometric exit technology in almost all commercial airports in the next four years."

From "U.S. Government to Roll Out Facial Recognition Software in Most Airports in Four Years | TravelPulse".

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"As of September 2018, there were only 15 U.S. airports with this facial-recognition technology, and of those 15 airports, this technology has been used on over two million passengers with 7,000 of those travelers found to have overstayed their visa."

From "U.S. Government to Roll Out Facial Recognition Software in Most Airports in Four Years | TravelPulse".

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