Airlines Roll Out Touchless Tech for Travelers to Use Facial Recognition Instead of IDs
• United rolling out "Touchless ID" technology at O'Hare and LAX for TSA PreCheck travelers to use facial recognition instead of IDs/boarding passes
• Technology allows boarding, bag drop, and security checkpoint without physical documents
• Delta has also deployed similar touchless technology at several hub airports
• DHS and TSA testing self-service pods with facial recognition and baggage scans to completely remove TSA agents
• TSA states it does not store facial images except for limited testing purposes