Facial recognition check-ins in works
published : 4 Oct 2019 at 09:41
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Thodsapol Hongtong
A Transport Ministry committee is studying a request by Thai AirAsia to use a flight check-in system with facial recognition sensors, said Deputy Transport Minister Thaworn Senneam.
The committee has until the end of the month to decide whether the system is suitable for airports and, if so, how it should be operated.
According to Thai AirAsia, the facial recognition sensors would cut the check-in time by half.
Mr Thaworn said several government agencies will be invited to give their views on the proposed system. They include the Royal Thai Police, the Interior Ministry and the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand.
The system requires careful consideration because it uses people's personal data and involves security matters. They must also discuss whether the law permits such a system to be operated.
The deadline for the study expires at the end of the month although it can be extended for 15 days.
If the new check-in method for Thai AirAsia flights is given the green light, it will be used on a trial basis at provincial airports in Nakhon Phanom, Nan, Buri Ram and Roi Et.
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Vocabulary
- committee: a group of people who are chosen, usually by a larger group, to make decisions or to deal with a particular subject - คณะกรรมการ
- consideration: giving careful thought to something before making a decision - การคิดพิจารณา
- facial recognition (noun): a computer application capable of identifying or verifying a person from a digital image or a video frame -
- green light: permission to go ahead and do something that you are waiting to do -
- security: protection; safety from attack, harm, or damage - ความมั่นคง, ระบบรักษาความปลอดภั, ความปลอดภัย
- sensor: a device that can react to light, heat, pressure, etc. in order to make a machine, etc. do something or show something - อุปกรณ์ส่งสัญญาณที่ไวต่อแสงหรืออุณหภูมิ, ตัวเซ็นเซอร์
- suitable: acceptable or right for someone or something - เหมาะสม
- trial: a test, usually over a limited period of time, to discover how effective or suitable something or someone is - การทดลอง, การทดสอบ
