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Attention in the terminal: Your bags aren’t the only thing being tracked!
In 2006, CNET published an article about RFID technology called OpTag concerning its usage in airports for Airport Tracking. Passengers would be issued RFID-tagged tickets, allowing their movements to be tracked within the airport. The article stated, “The OpTag system will enable the immediate location of checked-in passengers who are either missing or late. This will reduce passenger-induced delays and speed up aircraft turnaround. The system could also form an essential component of airline passenger identification and threat assessment systems through the automated identification of suspicious passenger movements or the closer monitoring of individuals considered to pose a risk to secure operations.” Keep in mind, this was in 2006!
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In 2013, the Government Accountability Office conducted a study that concluded there was no evidence the agency’s “SPOT” program, Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques, was effective. Likewise, all this business of taking off shoes and Liquid limits has only signaled to the bad guys to think of something different. At the same time, this harasses everyone else, leaving us with a perception of safety.
When COVID-19 was a worldwide obsession, infrared camera technology, via thermal imaging cameras, was used in airports to detect elevated body temperatures. However, many experts have now concluded that imaging from a distance is not an effective detection method. Even if used for Airport Tracking.
All this makes you wonder how edicts like wearing masks and standing 6′ apart can just be implemented, too.
You might have noticed that airport security seems to be constantly changing when it comes to scanning passengers. We have gone from walking through a metal detector and receiving a pat down to a full X-ray body scanner. Now, a venture capital firm that the CIA funds, called In-Q-Tel (IQT), formerly Peleus, provides some of the latest technology. According to the company, a molecular scanning device can be activated from 164 feet away from the individual in question. This will tell the operator everything they might want to know about the individual’s body, clothes, or luggage.
This device will identify traces of drugs or gunpowder on your clothes, measure adrenaline body levels, and supposedly be able to tell you what the person had for breakfast. All without laying one finger on the person. Amazing huh! Also, have you noticed those baggage screening devices now showing 3D images instead of 2D, which still takes forever? But don’t worry—supposedly, AI will solve that problem soon.
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If you thought self-checkout at the grocery store was a bad idea, the government is implementing a new and improved version of scanning. Done via a remote person with the help of voice virtual assistance and AI prompts. At the heart of this technology is undoubtedly a robust IT infrastructure that relies on the power grid not failing and being impenetrable to cyberattacks. So, I’m sure there is nothing to worry about. Also, you might occasionally see bomb-sniffing dogs, but this, too, might become a thing of the past. A company named Koniku is developing sensors composed of genetically modified living cells that can detect odors in the air.
While technology is impressive, our reliance on it for every aspect of our lives can be concerning, including Airport Tracking.
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