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| Heathrow begins biometric trials | Heathrow begins biometric trials |
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| Passengers at Heathrow airport are being invited to sign up for a trial of the most advanced passenger screening equipment in the world. | |
| Travellers will have the option of bypassing long queues if they have their fingerprints, face and eyes biometrically scanned. | |
| Those trying the miSense system have their fingerprints and passport scanned at a kiosk in the check-in area. | Those trying the miSense system have their fingerprints and passport scanned at a kiosk in the check-in area. |
| It is designed to make travelling easier, while maintaining security. | |
| Passengers can also register an image of their face, and retina, which are used to electronically identify them. | Passengers can also register an image of their face, and retina, which are used to electronically identify them. |
| These details are linked to the passenger's passport, so they can be fast-tracked past queues through security and boarding controls. | |
| BBC transport correspondent Tom Symonds says participation in the trial is strictly limited to some travellers catching one of two Emirates and Cathay Pacific flights. | BBC transport correspondent Tom Symonds says participation in the trial is strictly limited to some travellers catching one of two Emirates and Cathay Pacific flights. |
| Similar technology has already been installed in Dubai and Hong Kong. | Similar technology has already been installed in Dubai and Hong Kong. |