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PAF
04-21-2020, 03:32 PM
April 21, 2020

TSA and NEC Experts Talk Biometrics in Latest IBIA Podcast (https://content.blubrry.com/idnow/TSA_IBIA_Podcast_Mix.mp3)


The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is still defining the role of biometrics in domestic air travel, but will move slowly and work to provide full transparency as it does so, a pair of experts from the agency said on the latest Identity + Biometrics Industry Association (IBIA) ID Now podcast.

The episode on “Innovation in Transportation” is introduced by IBIA Executive Director Tovah LaDier, and features TSA Chief of Staff Ryan Propis and Chief Innovation Officer and Senior Advisor to the Chief of Staff Alexis Long. The two TSA representatives are in conversation with the episode’s host, NEC of America VP of Federal Operations Benji Hutchinson.

The podcast was recorded before the COVID-19 pandemic changed the aviation landscape dramatically, at least for the short term.


https://www.biometricupdate.com/202004/tsa-and-nec-experts-talk-biometrics-in-latest-ibia-podcast

PAF
04-21-2020, 04:18 PM
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