DHS/TSA/PIA-046 Travel Document Checker Automation Using Facial Identification

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), in partnership with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), is expanding the use of facial identification technology to enhance the identity verification process at TSA checkpoints. TSA's proof of concept employs a Credential Authentication Technology (CAT) device equipped with a camera (referred to as CAT-2), along with biometric matching services provided by CBP's Traveler Verification Service (TVS), to verify the identities of certain travelers who opt-in during check-in at the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in partnership with Delta Airlines. This PIA update reflects expanding this concept to additional locations and airlines, and that participating passengers will no longer be required to scan their identity document as part of the proof of concept. November 2022

Associated SORN(s):

• DHS/TSA-001 Transportation Security Enforcement Record System (TSERS)
• DHS/TSA-019 Secure Flight Records