Abu Dhabi airport improves security
securityinfowatch.com     Jul 24, 2008          

UAE airport implements facial recognition system, surveillance cameras Gulf News via NewsEdge Corporation Abu Dhabi, UAE - Biometric face recognition technology will soon be deployed across the UAE to enhance national security and deliver the highest level of public safety, a senior official said on Sunday. The highly advanced technology, launched by General Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, at Abu Dhabi International Airport last Monday, is the first of its kind, said Maj Dr Fawwaz Khalil Dawood, head of the committee in charge of the system at the Interior Minister's office. "The system will perform identity checks of all people who enter the country and those at transit lounges from a distance and without their active participation," he... [read full story]                    


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