Two U.S. Airports Test Fingerprint Scans As a Replacement for IDs
- Airport security agency is latest to adopt a biometric system
- PreCheck passengers can participate in Denver, Atlanta
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Airline passengers may soon be able to put away their IDs and boarding passes at screening lines as the Transportation Security Administration begins an experiment to use fingerprints to ensure people’s identities.
Passengers who are enrolled in PreCheck, the TSA program that gives travelers expedited screening, will be able to use their fingerprints at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International and Denver International to verify their identity and to pull up their boarding pass information, the agency announced Tuesday.