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Chinese Year Surprise: Biometric Pass Needed At Beijing Railway Station

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The Chinese New Year’s Eve a.k.a. Spring Festival took placeĀ on Sunday night and celebrations are ongoing in China. If you happen to visit friends in Beijing over the holidays or are expecting someone to come back to the States from there, then you must know you won’t be waiting long. Thanks to the newly implemented biometric passenger authentication system at Beijing station, it will be seconds before getting in aĀ train.

Wary of the passenger influx this month, authorities decided to enhance travellers’ experience by introducing facial recognition at the gates. A scanner needsĀ just a few seconds to make a successfulĀ match between the face of a passenger (after he/she gets rid of glasses, hats and oher accessories) and theĀ smart identity card. No traffic jam whatsoever!

As biometric identification systems become more and more popular in international airports, it’s hard to believeĀ this technology won’t be raisingĀ fans soonĀ in differentĀ parts of the world.

Chinese are definitelyĀ starting to adjustĀ to the idea of facial scanning for authentication as more and more companies are introducing it as part of customer service.Ā China Merchants Bank branch is the latest example ofĀ customer authentication at ATMsĀ in the city of Guangzhou through facial recognition, reportsĀ CRI English.

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