Survey: Travelers overwhelmingly approve use of biometrics at the airport
Marie Donlon | June 14, 2019
According to a new study, U.S. travelers “strongly support” the use of biometrics to screen travelers at airports.
The 2019 Security Index, conducted by global IT company Unysis, surveyed nearly 1,000 online participants from 13 different countries including the U.S. about airport security. According to the survey findings, 80% of respondents suggested that they would willingly entrust their biometric data — fingerprints, face scans, iris scans and any other body measurements and calculations used for ID verification purposes — to airports and the government, citing a variety of reasons. Respondents noted that the use of biometrics improves safety and prevents terrorism (42% of respondents); is more reliable than traditional forms of identification such as licenses (35% of respondents); keeps law enforcement apprised of who is at the airport at all times (33% of respondents); and moves travelers through airports faster (32% of respondents).
“This is something that did not register at all just a couple years ago,” Unisys’ chief trust officer Tom Patterson said. “Now we are seeing an overwhelming number of U.S. respondents that want to use biometrics at the airport.”
Conversely, respondents were less supportive of the use of biometrics when it concerned consumerism. Respondents were significantly more supportive of biometric use for safety and security applications and less so when it is used to sell them something.
Additionally, the majority of the 20% of survey respondents unwilling to share their biometric data with airports or the government explained that they were not confident that the government or the airports could keep their data safe or from being lost or hacked.
That respondents are reportedly comfortable with the use of biometrics for security purposes is good news for airports all over the world as facial recognition technology in particular is the biometric overwhelmingly relied on to secure flights.
Yet, concerns over the use of facial recognition scans have been called into question recently amid mounting concerns that the technology is biased and flawed. While the technology faces criticism elsewhere, it hasn't necessarily slowed adoption at the airport.
For more on the survey, go to Unysis' website.
Clearly this shows there are 1000 idiots who occasionally travel so millions of real travelers will be ignored and who really don't trust governments, airport people or other with our private information. Considering Heathrow handles 74.3million people per year, clearly 1000 people surveyed are NOT a true evaluation to base any sensible finding on. This rubbish survey should never have been issued to anyone for publication. Someone must have been bored silly.
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IQ, 80% of 1000, would be 800 idiot's. Although 1000 participated in this idiotic survey. Normally most of the sheep will follow the others off the cliff, when one does stop, the majority will cry aloud about the idiot holding up the line.
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Obviously that 1000 surveyed should not be getting on aeroplanes, let alone the Funny Bus. In fact, they should not be venturing out of the front door into the world unaccompanied. This Unysis on line survey must have been done on a disused railway line. Muppets!!!!
And to add "Overwhelmingly"in the heading. This poster needs brain surgery. 0.000013% of just one airport was surveyed. Come on. Pull yourselves toward yourselves Unysis. You insult my intelligence.
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Next they will state the survey was acceptable and 2 billion+ people will be dictated to be a group who's IQ is that of room temperature. No wonder the world is a mess, its full of insecure morons. Aliens don't come to earth anymore, they have realised that there is no intelligent life on earth. I know, I have just completed another 14800km trip. Just for interest sake, my flight cost was SEK3990, (SEK=Krona), of which the actual flight cost was SEK1700, that balance was made up of taxes, levies, and god knows what, so over 57% was paid to BS and the actual seat and cost to fly was 43%. Plus another $600 at the airport for 5kg over weight. So flights are relatively cheap to use, its all the hangers on who cost us an unnecessary fortune. And to top it off we have a minority of morons who think and believe it's OK to give away our born with rights. Where do these folks come from? Test tubes?