TSA, Clear and 2026 FIFA World Cup
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Airport security screening company CLEAR has announced a pilot program to bring biometric eGates to airports in host cities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced that it is debuting new electronic gates at security checkpoints to help expedite identity verification in select airports. The e-gate
Airport security-screening service Clear is piloting the use of biometric gates, with the first so-called eGate opening Tuesday at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Over the next month, Clear will follow with eGate installations at Seattle-Tacoma and Washington Reagan National. Clear's end-of-year goal is 30 airports.
Atlanta’s Clear members are the first to get a taste of the future of security checkpoints, as the company envisions it.
The TSA is piloting Clear eGates at select airports to automate identity verification, starting with locations in Atlanta, Washington, D.C., and Seattle, as part of its modernization efforts.